16-year-old Saudi dies during football match

A 16-year-old Saudi school boy died while playing football in the Gulf Kingdom and doctors said the death was caused by a heart attack.

The boy was playing with his class mates at the school’s playfield in the capital Riyadh when he collapsed and fainted.

“Doctors at hospital tried to resuscitate him but he did not respond…he was then pronounced death,” Sada newspaper said.

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