German authorities have begun investigations into a possible security breach after 21 people died and over 300 were injured Saturday in a panic stampede at a techno music festival called Love Parade in Duisburg, Germany.
According to a management document obtained from organizers by German newspaper Der Spiegel, the venue in Duisberg where the Love Parade was held, had a 250,000-person maximum capacity. The total number of people at the free festival is not known, but Der Spiegel reported that festival organizers were expecting over a million attendees. The paper reported that 105,000 people had arrived by train that day.
According to a management document obtained from organizers by German newspaper Der Spiegel, the venue in Duisberg where the Love Parade was held, had a 250,000-person maximum capacity. The total number of people at the free festival is not known, but Der Spiegel reported that festival organizers were expecting over a million attendees. The paper reported that 105,000 people had arrived by train that day.