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Fifteen individuals have been slaughtered in a rush at a football last in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities say.

The inconvenience started towards the end of the amusement when the home group AS Vita was losing 0-1 to TP Mazembe.

The home fans started tossing stones on to the pitch.

Police then let go teargas to attempt and stop them, however the countless fans in the swarm panicked and started pushing towards one passageway.

An alternate 10 individuals were harmed as individuals were squashed in the mayhem and an examination has been requested, DR Congo's administration agent Lambert Mende told the BBC.

"Four policemen were badgering by supporters. When they let go poisonous gas, the charge started, creating the passings," the nearby clergyman for focal Kinshasa, Emmanuel Akweti, told Reuters news office.

The stadium was purportedly run down and pressed past its ability.

Reporters say the two clubs - the best in the nation's late history - are incredible adversaries and there have been reports of inconvenience at their matches previously.

The match was the last session of the domesticated season.

The groups are in the same gathering in the African Champions League and are because of play one another later in the not so distant future in Lubumbashi, home city to TP Mazembe.

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has denounced the roughness and urged an intensive examination to guarantee that it doesn't happen once more.

A month ago, no less than 14 were pounded to death at a tribute celebration for famous Congolese artist King Kester Emeneya.