El Salvador was in shock Sunday after 12 people died and hundreds were injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium. Authorities said initial reports pointed to a crush of fans who tried to enter the 35,000-seat Cuscatlan Stadium in the Central American country’s capital San Salvador to watch a game between two local teams, Alianza and FAS. The match was suspended as emergency personnel evacuated people from the stadium, where hundreds of police officers and soldiers gathered as ambulance sirens wailed. Carlos Fuentes, spokesman for the emergency services group Comandos de Salvamento, said they were treating more than 500 people. The stampede apparently started after a stadium gate fell, causing people to crowd together, he said. Fredy Alexander Ruiz, a 28 year old survivor, said, “I am traumatized from seeing people thrown on the ground, dead, bruised, with their faces stepped on.” The stampede started 10 minutes into the game and after it was suspended even the players joined in ...