One person has been arrested and three remain in critical condition following a suspected crowd crush at a London music venue
THREE PEOPLE ARE in critical condition and one person has been arrested following a suspected crowd crush at a concert in south London.
He said one person had been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and that three people were in a critical condition in hospital following the incident, down from four reported by the force earlier on Friday. A total of eight people were taken to hospital after a crowd attempted to gain entry without tickets, the Metropolitan Police previously confirmed.Asake, whose real name is Ahmed Ololade, said in a statement on Instagram: “My heart is with those who were injured last night and caused any form of discomfort. I pray you get well soonest.
The concert was the third of three sold-out dates at the 4,921-standing capacity venue and concluded a run of UK dates.Footage posted online showed large crowds outside the building on Thursday night, with many people holding up mobile phones and filming the scene.In other video content, the crowd inside the venue could be heard booing when an announcement was made from the stage saying the show was being stopped.
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