Three hurt in crush at Johannesburg fan park

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Several people were hurt on Friday as World Cup fans surged forward at the start of a live broadcast of the tournament's opening game at a viewing site for fans in Johannesburg, witnesses said. Supporters broke through a security fence at kickoff between South Africa and Mexico, injuring three people in the fan park in the downtown Mary Fitzgerald square, the Reuters Television witnesses said. At least 15 people were hurt last week as mostly ticketless Nigerian fans attempted to push their way into the Makhulong Stadium, in Tembisa on the outskirts of Johannesburg, to watch their country play a World Cup warm-up against North Korea. (Reporting by Ndundu Sithole; Writing by Helen Popper; editing by Jon Bramley)