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The venue's licence was suspended following the fatal crush in December

A petition to save the O2 Academy Brixton from permanent closure has reached 50,000 signatures.

The south London venue had its licence suspended after two people died during a crush outside the building ahead of a gig by Afro-pop singer Asake last year.

The petition was set up after the Met Police said it was seeking for the licence to be revoked.

Academy Music Group (AMG), which runs the venue, said its proposals would "enable the venue to reopen safely".

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Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, and Gaby Hutchinson, 23, were injured in the crush and died in hospital

The licence was suspended following the deaths of nursing graduate Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, from Newham, east London, who was a mother of two children; and Gaby Hutchinson, 23, from Gravesend in Kent, who was a security contractor working at the venue.

London Ambulance Service treated 10 patients at the scene, eight of whom were transferred to hospital following the crush on 15 December.