A pool party where a man was shot dead erupted in "frightening chaos" as the 400-strong crowd fled, one of its organisers has said.

Summerlyn Farquharson told how the crowd got "unruly" and said people started running as shots were heard.
A 34-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound at the house in Headley, Surrey on Monday. Two suspects remain in custody.
Ms Farquharson denied the event was a "sex party".
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She said she had rented the house, next to the village church, in the past four years and had hosted similar parties there twice before with no trouble.
More than 400 people were at the party when it turned to "chaos".
Ms Farquharson, who uses the title The Female Boss Krissy, said: "Before the shooting everything was nice and then it was chaos.
"At about two o'clock the crowd was getting unruly, I am not sure if it was the alcohol but by the time I got to the security I heard a gunshot, I saw people running, people were trying to get into the house.
"People weren't allowed in the house as it was a pool party but they were banging on the door."
Adverts posted on Instagram listed her as an organiser along with Jamaican reggae artist Braintear Spookie, real name Jason White.
She added: "I opened the door to let Spookie in, people were shouting to call the police, saying someone was shot, so I called the police and locked us in.
"We don't know who was shot, we don't know why it happened, we have no clue, we don't know who it is."
There is still a strong police presence here. Roads are closed by police cars and vans and all traffic has been diverted.
It seems strange to see so many police officers in a quiet, affluent small village. It also appears to be extremely popular with cyclists.
Although it's only five minutes from the M25, the house is surrounded by farmland and as I drove into Headley I passed the Mid Surrey Pony Club.
It is fair to say that villagers are stunned by what has been happening on their doorsteps.
Broken glass and rubbish were left strewn around the property, where forensic investigators were seen sifting through the debris.
The dead man is believed to have been one of the party-goers and has not yet been named by police.
Surrey Police said it was still holding two people from London - a 38 year-old man on suspicion of murder, and a 30-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender.
A spokeswoman for the force said: "Following this tragic incident, Surrey Police will be looking closely into many aspects of the event that was held."
She said one area to be looked at would be a temporary event notice for the party, which was reviewed by the local authority and the police and authorised on 23 May.
Mole Valley has confirmed it issued the notice for the party after it received no objections from police or environmental heath.
The event was licensed from 14:00 on Sunday to 04:00 on Monday and covered sale of alcohol, provision of regulated entertainment and provision of late-night refreshment.
Police have said searches are still under way for the weapon.
The man who died has not yet been identified, and a post-mortem examination is still to take place.
A 36-year-old woman who was shot in the leg remains in a serious condition in hospital, police said.
Some residents in Headley said the local council should never have granted a licence for the party.
Sarah Connolly, 70, who lives near the village church, said: "I can't see why they gave them a licence to serve drinks until four o'clock in the morning.
"[It is] absolutely outrageous in a small property like that. We are not talking about a mansion, detached out in the fields.
"It's a bungalow, opposite a house with a family, next door to a pub, just a few yards from the vicarage."
David Preedy, chairman of Headley Parish Council, told BBC Surrey: "The licensing officer advised me they are not obliged or even allowed to consult local groups before issuing a temporary event notice.
"There are real issues about how any community can prevent this sort of inappropriate event taking place in its midst."
Mole Valley District Council said no objections were raised by Surrey Police or its own environmental health officers.
Resident Anne Legeun de Lacroix said she realised later that she heard the gunshot.
"It's only after talking to other people," she said. "I heard a bang and we have a clay pigeon shoot up the back here, so we're used to hearing gunfire if you like, but it did sound like a retort from a gun."
After police cordons went up in the village, Headley was quiet, she added.
"There's hardly any traffic. Normally at this time of day we have cars coming through. It's peaceful for us, I suppose, but it's also very sad.
"Also it's covered with litter which obviously may or may not be needed for forensic purposes."
She said it had been devastating for villagers to hear someone had died.
"One really does not want to hear that somebody's been hurt in any way and be killed. That is very, very devastating," she said.
The Cock Inn, which is next door to the house, remained closed on Tuesday.
Lisa Balliache, a spokeswoman for Red Mist Leisure, which owns the pub, said: "Following an incident in the early hours of Monday morning at a house party backing on to the pub, the area around the house (including the pub) is still closed for the rest of the day, but we are hoping The Cock Inn will reopen tomorrow.
"We are helping police with their enquiries."


People who are on antibiotics may benefit from taking probiotics at the same time, a review of evidence shows.

Scientists at the Cochrane Collaboration say taking the supplements could prevent diarrhoea - a common side-effect of many antibiotics.
They looked specifically at cases of diarrhoea caused by the potentially dangerous Clostridium difficile bug.
Experts say probiotics could be a "pre-emptive strike" to ensure a healthy balance of bacteria in the gut.
Antibiotics can disturb the ecosystem of organisms normally present in the digestive system, allowing bacteria such as C. difficile to overwhelm the gut.
And people infected with the bug can suffer from diarrhoea, an inflamed and painful bowel or even death.
Researchers worldwide have been investigating whether probiotics - cocktails of micro-organisms - can keep gut bacteria in check by competing with more harmful bugs.
Scientists from the independent Cochrane Collaboration looked at data from 23 trials involving 4,213 patients who were on antibiotic treatment for a variety of reasons.
The researchers found 2% of patients given probiotics developed C. difficile-associated diarrhoea compared with 6% of patients who were taking placebos.
Professor Brendan Wren of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who was not involved in the review, said: "Research into the prevention of C difficile is important - there is something special about the bacterium and the toxin it produces which allows it to have competitive advantage over other bugs and makes it difficult to get rid of.
"The probiotic approach is a good idea. It could provide a pre-emptive strike to make sure the balance in your gut is fine."
The authors suggest probiotics could be particularly useful when there are outbreaks of C. difficile.
Dr Bradley Johnston, part of the Cochrane team, said: "Implementing the appropriate dose and strains of probiotics in hospitals could provide cost savings and improve quality of life."
And the review showed that people taking probiotics had fewer unwanted side-effects than those on placebos, including stomach cramps, nausea and taste disturbances.
The authors say more work needs to be done to to pinpoint exactly which types of probiotics work best.
And though probiotics were seen to prevent diarrhoea associated with the bug, they note they did not prevent infections with C. difficile.
They suggest this property needs further investigation to help them understand more about how probiotics work.


More than 1,000 refugees, most of them from war zones in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, are detained in overcrowded Hungarian prisons or detention facilities.

As of 10 November, almost 700 had been sentenced to expulsion by Hungarian courts for crossing the razor-wire fence along its southern borders.
More than 200 others are detained, awaiting trial. Around 500 people are in asylum detention, a separate category under Hungarian law.
The Serbian government is refusing to accept most deportees from Hungary, in protest against the fence.
The growing backlog means that for the first time in modern Hungarian history there are now more refugees in detention than in open camps, according to the UN refugee agency.
The imprisoned migrants are angry, with little prospect of release and no idea how long they will be locked up.
There have been disturbances in at least one of the 12 facilities where they are held. Privately, Hungarian prison and police officials say they don't know what to do with a problem dumped on them by the government's anti-migrant policies.
"The people have decided - the country must be defended," reads the Hungarian government poster.
It is everywhere in Hungary now - on giant billboards on the roadsides, on bus-shelters, and on websites supportive of the ruling conservative Fidesz party.
In May and June all eight million voters received the national consultation on immigration and terrorism. Just one million papers were returned.
Almost all agreed with 12 leading questions which suggested that the migrants were a threat to work, health and national security. The exercise was a key element in the government's policies to claim public support for the border fence and criminalise those who crossed it.
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The fence on the Serbian border was completed on 15 September, and on the Croatian border on 16 October.
This has deflected most migrants westwards, through Croatia and Slovenia, but a steady trickle continue to cross the fence, either because they are tricked by traffickers into believing it will be safe, or because they are impatient to get to Western Europe by the shortest possible route.
Those caught are arrested and charged.
"You won't try anything, will you?" asks the burly policeman, as he clicks the handcuffs back on the wrists of an Afghan who has just been banned from re-entering Hungary for two years by a court in the border town of Szeged.
The man hurriedly assures the officer, through an interpreter, that he will go quietly. Then he is led away by three policeman, down a busy street, to the Migration Office, before being sent into detention to await expulsion.
The next day it is a similar story in the main county court in the centre of Szeged. Samer Kayssoun is 38, his nephew 17. Both are from Homs in Syria.
Ignorance of the new Hungarian law is no excuse, says the prosecutor. The court-appointed defence lawyer says little.
Some lawyers in Szeged have refused to take part in what they regard as political trials, but most are glad of the work.
The trials take place seven days a week. Few last more than an hour. Of nearly 700 accused so far, all except two were sentenced to deportation.
Other criminal cases have been postponed or sent to other courts while 130 judges adjudicate in the trials.
In a break in court proceedings, I ask the judge whether he knows that none of his sentences can be carried out; that everyone ends up in jail anyway, because they cannot be expelled.
The execution of the sentence is not his competence, he says.
On a bench in the corridor I exchange a few words with Samer Kayssoun. "There is no justice in Hungary," he says, "it's just like Syria."
We return to court. The judge reads the verdict. Expulsion from Hungary, banned from re-entering for two years. Samer and his nephew are led away. There are no laces in his shoes - to prevent him from hanging himself for seeking asylum in Europe.
My requests to the Hungarian prison service to be allowed to visit some of those being held are rejected on the grounds that "we are just providing facilities for them, they are not our responsibility".
The police suggest I contact the Migration Office. The Migration Office refers me to the Prison Service. Under Hungarian law, they can be held for up to a year in prison.
"People do not know how long they have to stay there. This is an absolutely disproportionate sanction, disproportionate punishment," says Erno Simon, spokesman for the UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, in Hungary.
A government spokesman, Zoltan Kovacs, disagrees.
"These people are coming from safe countries. The Geneva Convention wouldn't apply because they are not coming from a country that is being torn apart by war."
He argues that their lives are not in danger. "The security perimeter of the Hungarian border is a clear indication that if you try to cross that, it's illegal."


An airfield established during World War One as a Royal Flying Corps base for anti-Zeppelin fighters has marked 100 years of active service.

RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire was initially named after the nearby town of Stamford.
Spitfires, Hurricanes, the V-Bomber Force and Harriers have been based at the airfield. It is now home to the RAF's A4 Force and trainee pilots.
A centennial memorial has been unveiled at All Saints' Church in Wittering.


It is now 526 minutes since Burnley scored their first and last Premier League goal of the season and Sunday's 4-0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion showed that determined defending only gets you so far when you do not have anything to offer up front.

MOTD2 pundit Kevin Kilbane expands on his TV analysis of how Burnley's lack of a goal threat means their approach of attempting to contain teams is seriously flawed.
The dilemma for Clarets boss Sean Dyche is that if he tries to do anything but contain the opposition then it will leave his side more exposed at the back.
So their midfield is focused on protecting their defenders rather than trying to support their lone striker up front.
The aim of their defensive approach is to keep them in matches for longer but, as we saw against the Baggies, when they go a goal down then they do not have a plan B.
Burnley's lack of ambition in attack means that their excellent work-rate is counting for nothing and, at the moment, it is hard to see where their next goal is coming from, let alone their first win.
The three 0-0 draws that Burnley had coming into the West Brom game gives you a good idea of what their approach this season has been all about.
Dyche does not want his team exposed out wide or for opponents to get behind his centre-backs, who both lack pace, so he looks to protect his defence as much as possible.
Burnley's back four drop deep and keep a very narrow shape, with Steven Reid sitting in front of Michael Duff and Jason Shackell. In fact, most of their midfield is asked to concentrate on their defensive duties.
For 30 minutes at The Hawthorns, it worked. They defended well and gave very little away.
But then they had one loss of concentration at the back, when Shackell got under the ball at a corner and could not pick up his runner, Craig Dawson, who scored at the back post.
The second goal, just before the break, was again from a set-play and a very similar story. It meant that after a half where Burnley had followed their game-plan pretty well, they now had to chase the game.
That meant they had to go for it a little bit, but I don't think that really ever happened.
Dyche changed his midfield, bringing on Ashley Barnes and Nathaniel Chalobah at half-time, but although his players were briefly pressing West Brom higher up the pitch, they never really imposed themselves on the game.
West Brom's defensive midfield duo Craig Gardner and James Morrison were never under much pressure and the Baggies defence was very rarely troubled.
It took 65 minutes for Burnley to get an effort on target, a header which was their lone striker Lukas Jutkiewicz's only attempt of the game.
Jutkiewicz is inexperienced at this level and only leading the line because of the injuries to Danny Ings and Sam Vokes, but it was not his fault he was so ineffective before being replaced by Marvin Sordell after 68 minutes.
He was isolated in attack and, with the rest of the Burnley side playing so deep, invariably the only service he got was through long balls forward, which were easy for Joleon Lescott and Dawson to gobble up.
Sunday's game was also a good example of where West Brom are at right now, and they are probably the team that Burnley aspire to be.
The Baggies are hard to break down and well-organised defensively, but the important thing is that they carry a threat going forward too.
Like Burnley, they only had one man up front, Saido Berahino, but unlike the Clarets they gave him plenty of support.
Stephane Sessegnon, who was operating behind him, works very hard but he is not a defensive-minded player, and he was allowed to push on beyond Berahino when he wanted to.
The Baggies were not able to create very much in the first half but, once they had opened the game up, then they enjoyed chance after chance.
Berahino worked hard across the whole front line and also showed that he can finish. His scoring statistics are very good when he starts - with 14 goals from 22 games for his club and nine in seven for England Under-21s - but that was something he did not do a lot for West Brom towards the end of last season.
He fell out of favour under previous Baggies boss Pepe Mel but it is encouraging to see him back in the team and obviously he has got his confidence back.
It will be the same for the rest of his team-mates. After a difficult start to the season, Alan Irvine's side can now go into a couple of difficult games against Liverpool and Manchester United on the back of three wins in the space of a week.
As well as a new manager in Irvine, there was a huge turnover of players at The Hawthorns over the summer and I think they are going to get better as the season goes on, even if there will not be many games where they find it as easy to score as they did on Sunday.
While Burnley are concentrating on containing teams, their old intensity is not there and it is holding them back
Burnley's future looks a lot less bright, and it appears a long battle against relegation lies ahead of them.
They have not spent much money since winning promotion and have probably looked at what Hull did last season as a newly-promoted side for their template for staying up.
The Tigers also lacked a goalscorer in the first half of the season, until they signed Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long in the January transfer window, but the big difference between them and Burnley is the amount of quality and experience they had in their midfield and defence.
Dyche's team is largely the one that came up from the Championship last season and maybe it is time for him to go back to playing to their strengths.
Yes, he is still without the goals of Ings and Vokes while they remain injured, but the key player in their promotion was actually their right-back Kieran Trippier, who was probably the best full-back outside the Premier League.
He defended well, but he also got forward to create a huge number of their chances. So far this season, his team's tactics have not allowed him to do that.
It is the same for Scott Arfield, who linked up so well with Trippier down their flank in their promotion campaign.
I remember speaking to Dyche and him telling me that Arfield was breaking his own records every week for the amount of high-intensity running he was doing during games. There was fantastic energy right through the side.
While they are concentrating on containing teams, that intensity is not there and it is holding them back.
So maybe it is time to forget the defensive approach and let players like Arfield and Trippier off the leash - right now, I don't think Burnley have much to lose.
Kevin Kilbane was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.


Police, RAF Mountain Rescue Team members and search dogs have been involved in a fresh effort to trace a Hampshire man missing in the Highlands.

Jason Gates, 36, who was reported missing on 17 March, was seen in Aviemore and then near Drumnadrochit at Loch Ness.
The latest searches follow earlier efforts involving police, the RNLI and coastguard.
It is believed Mr Gates' dog was found last week near Drumnadrochit.
The dog was taken into the care of Police Scotland after it was involved in an incident at a farm near the village in which three sheep died.
Local residents and visitors to Drumnadrochit and the surrounding area have been asked to look out for Mr Gates.
Ch Insp Jennifer MacDonald said: "Although no public searches are being organised at this time, we would like to thank the public for their support to date and would appeal to local residents in the area to check outbuildings, sheds and holiday homes in case Jason has taken shelter locally.
"Also, we know the area is popular with walkers and would ask that anything that may assist the search effort is reported to police, even if it seems insignificant."
Mr Gates is described as being about 6ft 3in tall, of slim build, with short, cropped, greying hair and stubble.
It is not known what clothes he was wearing, but police said he was known to often wear black jeans, a T-shirt, a black padded jacket or a tweed jacket.


Norwich City have signed England Under-21 goalkeeper Angus Gunn from Manchester City on a season-long loan.

The 21-year-old, son of former Canaries keeper Bryan, was part of Championship club Norwich's academy until he joined Pep Guardiola's side in 2011.
He is yet to make a senior appearance for City, but was regularly an unused substitute for the Premier League side last season.
Gunn, a boyhood Norwich fan, will officially join the Canaries on 1 July.
"It's a great pleasure for me to come back and sign on loan," said Gunn.
"The main thing for me is to come and get experience, so to mix that in with coming to Norwich is a great feeling."
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Yahoo has confirmed that it is preventing some people from accessing their email if they are using ad-blocking software in their browser.

Some users in the US reported that Yahoo Mail was displaying a message asking them to disable their ad-blocker before they could access their inbox.
Yahoo said it was testing a "new product experience" in the US.
Members of one ad-blocking forum said they had already managed to circumvent the restriction.
Ad-blocking has proved to be controversial and technology companies have responded in different ways.
In September, Apple updated its mobile operating system iOS to allow third-party ad-blockers to be installed - although they do not remove Apple's own ads which it serves up in apps.
Google meanwhile has introduced a paid subscription version of YouTube, that lets viewers remove ads on the video streaming site for a monthly fee.
Ad-blocking advocates say disabling advertisements can improve smartphone battery life and reduce mobile data usage.
It can also prevent people being tracked by advertisers online and protect devices from malware that could be served up if an advertising network is compromised.
In 2014, Yahoo admitted adverts on its homepage had been infected with malware for four days.
But the company currently relies on advertising to earn money from its Yahoo Mail service which is available to use for free.


Middlesex spinner Ravi Patel has signed a new contract, which will keep him at the club until the end of 2018.

The 24-year-old left-armer only made one County Championship appearance for the Lord's outfit in 2015 and spent time on loan at Essex.
"Ravi had a difficult season but he remains one of the most exciting young spinners in the country," managing director of cricket Angus Fraser said.
"He continues to develop, but the route to the top is rarely straightforward."


Veterinary staff treating a cat who was thought to have a deadly tumour up her nose had a shock when they discovered a blade of grass was behind her symptoms.

Pixie, a six-year-old British Blue, was taken to the vet with a history of sneezing and was treated for cat flu.
When staff at Wood Green animal shelter in Cambridgeshire discovered a nasal lump, they feared she had cancer.
But a scan revealed Pixie had ingested a 4cm (1.5in) blade of grass, and tissue had started to grow over it.
"It seems like such a simple problem - a cat eating a blade of grass - but when it was undiagnosed it turned into something much more extensive and frightening," said Jane Harrup from Wood Green in Godmanchester.
The offending flora was removed on New Year's Eve, the charity said.
"Pixie's story has been a real eye-opener for us, we were so upset because it really looked like a tumour - thank goodness for CT scans," added Ms Harrup.
Pixie, who had been living at Wood Green since last October, has been rehomed following her operation.
Wood Green is encouraging pet owners to make sure their animals are insured in light of Pixie's misadventure.


South Korean prosecutors are seeking a warrant to arrest chairman Shin Dong-bin of Lotte Group in a corruption probe.

The request follows a questioning of Mr Shin last week.
The move is the latest twist in a continuing probe into the country's fifth largest conglomerate.
The scandal has already hampered a Lotte share sale and is seen as linked to the apparent suicide of a company top executive.
A Lotte Group spokesman confirmed that Mr Shin was in South Korea and would co-operate fully with the investigation.
"It's regrettable that an arrest warrant has been sought," the company said in a statement.
"We will fully present our case during the court proceedings and wait for the wise decision of the court."
The court hearing on the warrant request is expected on Wednesday or Thursday.
In August, the vice chairman of South Korea's Lotte Group, Lee In-won, was found dead hours before he was to be questioned in the corruption probe.
Police investigators said the cause of death appeared to be suicide. The 69-year-old Mr Lee was due to be questioned the same day in an inquiry into a possible slush fund and financial irregularities at the company.
Raids on the company's offices have led to the firm pulling out of a share sale worth as much as $4.5bn (Â£3bn) for its hotel unit.
Lotte Group has more than 90 firms in sectors as diverse as beer, hotels and chemicals, and has annual revenues of about $60bn, according to the Korea Fair Trade Commission.
It is Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate and is considered one of Korea's family-run "chaebols" which are known to have complex ownership structures.


Former Aberdeen captain Ryan Jack has completed his move to Rangers as a free agent.

The 25-year-old midfielder signed a three-year-contract to become Ibrox manager Pedro Caixinha's second signing of the summer.
Jack came through the youth ranks at Pittodrie but chose to leave the club at the end of his contract.
Caixinha has already secured the signing of Portugal defender Bruno Alves from Cagliari.
"It's an honour and a privilege to come to such a massive club and I'm grateful for the opportunity and looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead," Jack said.
"It's a huge club and the club is back in European football and a big support as well. It's always a great atmosphere when you play there. So all that and the package that comes with it, it's an exciting time.
"I'm really looking forward to it. It's a surreal moment but I'm delighted to be part of this club.
"I'm thankful to Aberdeen and to Derek McInnes, but I just felt it was time for a fresh challenge and it's one at Rangers that I'm really looking forward to.
"From what I've heard, the club are making a few signings and bringing in a good calibre of player, so it's exciting times and I know there are really good players already here as well."
Jack made his debut for Aberdeen against Rangers in September 2010 and went on to make almost 250 appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals.
He was appointed club captain by manager Derek McInnes at the beginning of the 2015-16 season.
However, he lost the armband ahead of the Scottish Cup final defeat to Celtic because of his intention to leave Pittodrie.
He was replaced as captain with Graeme Shinnie.
Alves became Rangers' first signing of Caixinha's rebuild after leaving Serie A and the Rangers manager was keen to make jack the second part of his recruitment strategy.
"I believe 25 is a great age for him to come here," the Rangers manager said.
"He had three years as captain of Aberdeen and has that experience. He also understands what it means to represent Rangers."
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Leigh Centurions have signed Warrington centre Rhys Evans on a three-year deal from 2018 and back Nick Rawsthorne from Hull FC on a one-month loan deal.

Wales international Evans, 24, came through Wire's youth system and has played 105 times since his 2010 debut.
"He plays the game tough, is quick, he has an eye for an opportunity and the ability to finish those opportunities," said head coach Neil Jukes.
Rawsthorne, 21, is available for Thursday's game against Widnes
The centre and wing moved to the Black and Whites from Halifax and the start of the season and has spent time at York and Doncaster on loan already this campaign.
"He has a phenomenal strike rate and will ease the pressure on the whole back line," added Jukes.
Meanwhile, forward Dayne Weston is to retire after two farewell appearances because of ankle problems.
The 30-year-old had intended to quit at the end of the season but has brought it forward because he needs surgery, and will play his final game against Catalans Dragons on 1 July.
"We have tried to manage this injury for a few months now but given the hard grounds and the extensive rehab being undertaken the operation is imminent," said Jukes.
"It's been a tough few days for Dayne as the dawning realisation comes that his playing career is almost over, but he has dealt with it as a true professional."


A teacher credited with saving many pupils from a burning bus after it crashed in northern Italy lost his own children in the fire, officials say.

Sixteen people died in the accident, another seven are in hospital.
The bus, carrying pupils from Hungary, collided with a roadside column near Verona late on Friday.
Gyorgy Vigh pulled many children out of the bus. But his son, 30, and his daughter, 18, died, said Hungary's Consul-General in Milan Judith Timaffy.
Ms Timaffy said his wife had also been on board.
Parents of the other children, she added, had arrived in Italy, accompanied by psychologists.
The bus was returning to Budapest from France, where the pupils - from Budapest's Szinyei Merse Pal secondary school - had been on a skiing holiday, when it hit a roadside bollard as it exited the A4 motorway.
It is not known why the bus left the road.
Mr Vigh, a physical education teacher, is one of those recovering in hospital with burns.


Inter Milan boss Frank de Boer believes he still has the backing of the club's owners despite a third Serie A defeat in a row.

Inter beat Southampton 1-0 in the Europa League on Thursday, but a 2-1 reverse at Atalanta takes them down to 14th in the table.
"President Thohir and [owners] Suning aren't in Italy but they are right behind the team," said De Boer.
"I feel the club's confidence in me but we need a win to turn things around."
Mauricio Pinilla scored a late penalty for Atalanta after Inter's Eder had cancelled out Andrea Masiello's opener.
"Three defeats in a row is not good enough for a great club like Inter," said De Boer, who replaced Roberto Mancini as manager this summer.
"I've seen that the team can get a lot better. We were close to getting a second goal and only lost because of a lapse in concentration."
Match ends, Atalanta 2, Inter Milan 1.
Second Half ends, Atalanta 2, Inter Milan 1.
Foul by Mauricio Pinilla (Atalanta).
Davide Santon (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Etrit Berisha (Atalanta) because of an injury.
Etrit Berisha (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan).
Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Atalanta).
Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mauricio Pinilla (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal!  Atalanta 2, Inter Milan 1. Mauricio Pinilla (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Penalty Atalanta. Franck Kessié draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Davide Santon (Inter Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
Offside, Atalanta. Etrit Berisha tries a through ball, but Mauricio Pinilla is caught offside.
Attempt saved. João Mário (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
Andrea Conti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
Franck Kessié (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan).
Substitution, Atalanta. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Alejandro Gomez.
Attempt missed. João Mário (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Antonio Candreva replaces Éder.
Attempt missed. Abdoulay Konko (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
Offside, Atalanta. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Mauricio Pinilla is caught offside.
Hand ball by Jasmin Kurtic (Atalanta).
Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Atalanta).
Davide Santon (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Atalanta. Conceded by Davide Santon.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Mauricio Pinilla (Atalanta) because of an injury.
Delay in match Miranda (Inter Milan) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Mauricio Pinilla (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler with a cross.
Jasmin Kurtic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan).
Substitution, Atalanta. Mauricio Pinilla replaces Andrea Petagna.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Cristian Ansaldi replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
Éder (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.


Nicola Sturgeon has laid out plans for her government in her first media conference since the Holyrood election.

Ms Sturgeon met the media at Bute House, the official residence of the first minister, and looked ahead to her SNP government in the coming term.
She outlined plans to create separate finance and economy briefs in the cabinet, to reflect new tax powers, and the challenges facing the economy.
Ms Sturgeon also said she would like to see weekly question sessions extended.
The SNP won the largest number of seats by far in the Scottish Parliament election but fell just short of a majority. Ms Sturgeon said the party had won a "clear and unequivocal mandate" to govern as a minority administration.
At what she said would likely be the first of a series of monthly press conferences, Ms Sturgeon said she aimed to implement her party's manifesto plans while seeking to "build common ground".
She also unveiled plans to reshape her cabinet to place renewed emphasis on the economy, with John Swinney's existing role divided. In future, there will be one cabinet secretary in charge of the economy, and another in charge of finance.
She said: "This is not a reflection on how these jobs have been done in the past, it's a reflection of the challenges and opportunities we face in the future.
"The economic challenges, but also the recognition that we are going to be preparing for and then dealing with the introduction of new powers on tax and on welfare."
Ms Sturgeon further called for a shake-up of the way ministers are questioned at Holyrood, suggesting she would appear before committees on a more regular basis as first minister.
Stressing that it is entirely a matter for parliament to decide, Ms Sturgeon said her preference would be for First Minister's Questions to be extended to 45 minutes.
Reflecting on the election, the SNP leader said the Tories had had a "good night" by their standards, while noting the "sheer and utter collapse of Labour" as the "most significant" aspect.
Scottish Conservative deputy leader Jackson Carlaw said it "makes sense" to create separate finance and economy portfolios - because "it will allow the voters to see exactly which SNP minister is trying to put their taxes up".
He said: "While the briefs may be divided, we can't forget that they will still be interlinked.
"If taxes are increased, that will very much have an impact on the wider economy. We want to see more taxpayers, not more taxes."
Labour's Iain Gray said it was "common sense" to divide the roles given the new financial powers Holyrood has.
He added: "Let's see what she does with the other cabinet posts. Prior to the election we had an SNP government with more ministers and special advisors than any previous government, so let's hope that she's not just going to add even more on to that."


Southampton defender Sam McQueen is available to face Hull after recovering from a minor groin injury.

Charlie Austin and Matt Targett have returned to full training after long-term injuries but it is too soon for them to be involved in the first team.
Hull striker Oumar Niasse is available after the red card he received against Watford was rescinded.
Defender Omar Elabdellaoui remains absent with a back problem and may not play again this season.
Mark Scott: "This is a real chance for Hull to crank up the pressure on Swansea, who play a day later.
"While the Tigers' record on the road is awful, they can draw hope from the fact Southampton haven't exactly been on fire at St Mary's of late.
"That said, the Saints display at Chelsea in midweek certainly dispelled any suggestion they might already be on the beach.
"But Marco Silva's men are likely to be just that bit more fired up than the home side, given how strong a position victory would put them in, with all-but-doomed Sunderland the visitors to their KCOM Stadium fortress next week."
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Southampton manager Claude Puel: "It's important to take points because we want to finish in the first half of the table.
"Hull City will be a difficult game, we know, it's important to have this good concentration in this game.
"I think it will be just as difficult as the last games against Chelsea and Manchester City. Perhaps it will be more difficult."
Hull head coach Marco Silva on away form: "We need to change, of course we need to change.
"We analysed the last game like normal, and I think it's clear to me and I hope it's clear for our players what we need to do differently.
"We need to keep focus always and play with the same confidence we do at home. We need to keep focus, we conceded goals away on the counter-attack."
As good as Hull have been at home since Marco Silva took charge in January, they still cannot win away.
The Tigers have drawn one and lost eight out of nine matches on the road in all competitions in that time, and I don't see them improving on that record here.
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Sam Mendes, director of the latest Bond film Skyfall, has revealed that he will not direct the next in the series.

He told Empire Magazine it was a "very difficult decision".
The director, who is currently working on a stage production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, says his current work needs his "complete focus over the next year and beyond".
But he added he had not ruled out the possibility of returning to the 007 franchise in the future.
"I feel very honoured to have been part of the Bond family", said Mendes, "and very much hope I have a chance to work with them again."
The Oscar-winning director picked up the outstanding British film award, for Bond's 23rd outing, alongside producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli at this year's Baftas.
"It has been a very difficult decision not to accept Michael and Barbara's very generous offer to direct the next Bond movie," explained Mendes.
"Directing Skyfall was one of the best experiences of my professional life."
There had been doubts about whether the director would make a second Bond film after he described Skyfall as "completely exhausting".
"I felt like everything I wanted to do with a Bond movie, I put into this film," he was quoted as saying last year.
Wilson and Broccoli said in a statement that they hope to work with the director again in the future, adding they "completely respect his decision to focus on other projects".
Screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who have worked on five instalments of the series, have also revealed they are quitting the franchise.
Speaking during an appearance at the fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival in November 2012, Wade said that screenwriter John Logan had been working with Mendes on a follow-up to Skyfall.
Speaking to the BBC News website this week, Logan said the script was "coming together very well" but would not be drawn into revealing any details.
Skyfall became the highest-grossing movie in UK box office history in December. To date, the film has earned Â£102.8m in the UK and Ireland.


A new home could soon be found for Newport's medieval ship, safeguarding its future restoration.

The Welsh government has agreed to pay Â£20,000-a-year for three years for a site to store the 15th Century vessel discovered in 2002.
It comes after Newport council said it planned to stop its funding due to budget cuts.
The new site will allow freeze-drying of the ship's remaining timbers to continue, completing its conservation.
Supporters of the Newport Ship raised concerns about its future in August when it emerged there was no plan in place for an alternative home after the lease on its current building expires in October.
Council officers have since looked at six options, including relocating it to a National Museum of Wales facility in Nantgarw, storing it in a shared warehouse in Pill or at vacant council-owned premises.
It also considered disposing of the timbers, but a report to councillors says that would leave the authority "accountable for the destruction of one of the most remarkable archaeological finds of the last 50 years".
Instead the report recommends renting a warehouse to store the ship, which would be part funded with a grant offered by the Welsh government.
This would allow freeze-drying of the ship's remaining untreated timbers to be completed and allow the public to visit it, as they do on open days held at its current home in Maeglas.
It is hoped the Friends of Newport Ship, a charity which supports the conservation project, will eventually take over its management.
The 500 year-old vessel was found on the banks of the River Usk during construction of the Riverfront theatre 12 years ago.
Dating back to 1460, it is the most complete surviving example of a ship of its time and experts think it was used for trading along the Atlantic seaboard.
It is thought it was built in south-west France, the Basque country or Portugal, but how it came to rest in Newport remains a mystery.


A legal graffiti wall is being introduced in Aberdeen.

Wallspot - a website that helps people manage public space for art - has teamed up with Throwupgallery for the Sunnybank Park venture.
The website has already established similar legal street art space in countries including in Spain, Switzerland and Sweden.
Throwupgallery promotes arts and culture in Aberdeen and identified Sunnybank Park as an "ideal location".
It said the timing was right, on the back of the success of the recent Nuart event in Aberdeen which saw images both large and small appear on city buildings.


Lloyds Banking Group has donated an extra £8m to the Farepak compensation fund.

The move comes in response to demands from a High Court judge last month who partially blamed the bank's "hardball" attitude for the collapse of the Christmas savings firm in 2006.
The extra money will go to 116,000 who lost £37m between them.
Lloyds said it was making the payments to acknowledge its "wider responsibilities".
"We are now working to ensure that this money goes directly to those customers," the bank said.
"While HBOS acted legally in its dealing with the company, as the judge himself acknowledged, we are mindful that, in acquiring HBOS in 2009, the group took on not only its legal and financial obligations, but also wider responsibilities."
The business secretary Vince Cable, who failed in his attempt last month to prosecute the Farepak directors, welcomed the bank's donation.
"The result of the legal proceedings case against the former directors was disappointing, but this increased compensation will go some way in helping those who were left considerably out of pocket by Farepak's collapse," Mr Cable said.
"I will be meeting a group of Farepak's creditors and MPs next week to discuss the case," he added.


David Marshall deserves to be first-choice goalkeeper for Scotland despite the claims of Allan McGregor and Craig Gordon, believes ex-keeper Alan Rough.

Marshall, who has just joined Hull City from Cardiff City, is in line to start Sunday's World Cup qualifier in Malta.
The 31-year-old played in nine of Scotland's 10 Euro 2016 qualifiers and their two end-of-season friendlies.
"For me, David is the number one and he should remain the number one," said Rough, who won 53 Scotland caps.
"I'm a great believer when you are number one, unless you do something wrong, you should remain number one.
"It doesn't matter how good the other two are even if they are playing out of their skin; if you are holding that position, you should stay there until you do something wrong.
"In the last campaign, I would say David Marshall was our star man. He has the ability to make the international saves - and the important saves when it's really tight.
"I think he's matured beyond anything you would have imagined."
Marshall's move to Premier League Hull, after 280 games in seven years at Cardiff, could affect the long-term future of McGregor.
The 34-year-old is currently sidelined until probably the new year following back surgery and may struggle to regain his place following the arrival of his Scotland rival.
"It's not a good problem if you are the goalkeeper that's number two," said Rough, who suffered a similar fate when Andy Goram joined Hibs and relieved him of his first-choice status towards the end of his career.
"That's when you've got to make decisions - 'do I want to be here?'. I'm sure Allan would have to look at that situation depending on how long it went on.
"It is a massive problem, but a manager will tell you it's a good problem.
"I'm sure the two of them will work together. But the longer you are number two then you've got to start making decisions."
Craig Gordon, who is in the current Scotland squad preparing to face Malta, has found himself relegated to the bench at Celtic.
The 33-year-old played in their first nine games this season, but new signing Dorus de Vries was handed the jersey for last Saturday's Premiership match against Aberdeen.
Rough believes Gordon will reclaim first-choice status, but not for next week's Old Firm encounter against Rangers.
"I still think Craig is good enough and has the ability to fight himself back in there," said Rough, 64.
"But the manager has to select De Vries against Rangers. He's picked him to play in the previous match. It would just throw out confusion to everybody if he didn't.
"Fortunately, he's been given a fortnight to get used to the back four that will play in front of him. But I think that is what has been the problem - not Craig's problem - but Celtic's problem; they haven't had a settled back four, not even a settled two central defenders.
"I think Craig's problem is he's been trying to cover for the people in front of him and on the odd occasion he's been found out.
"Craig's biggest problem is the standard he set when he joined Celtic - he was unbelievable. It's very difficult to maintain that kind of level.
"He's got to accept that's he's been dropped, not for the wee small error, because everybody loses these kind of goals; he's been dropped because the manager said this guy [De Vries] is better with the ball at his feet. But I think Craig will get back in."


Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had one very important mission at this year's G7 summit: sell his brand of economic policies "Abenomics" to the world, and convince world leaders that they should all agree to spend more money in their economies to avert the next crisis.

He failed.
Yes, Mr Abe did get an agreement from the G7 that global growth is an urgent priority, and that risks remain - in particular a British vote to leave the European Union, which will be decided in a referendum next month.
But what he didn't get was a joint action plan that endorsed his view that increasing government spending is the best way out of a slowdown.
Germany and the UK were never going to agree that, given that they believe in austerity as the way forward.
So that's why in the body of the final declaration you find a rather long and complicated sentence about fixing global growth, which in a roundabout way basically says that each country will adopt its own flexible approach to fiscal stimulus.
Or each man (and in Germany's case woman) for himself, basically.
In his closing speech at the G7 today though, you'd never think that Mr Abe was a man defeated.
Instead, he talked of how the G7 had agreed to deploy "Abenomics" throughout the world (surprising how that sentence didn't make it into the communique) and also agreed to the total mobilisation of all possible policies - something he said Japan is determined to do.
Why is that important? Well, Mr Abe was hoping to get the international backing he needs to delay the much-anticipated consumption tax due to be implemented in 2017.
There are concerns that a consumption tax would hit spending - and that's something Mr Abe needs to ensure goes up so that prices start to move up too.
He had previously said the only two things that would cause him to delay a consumption tax next year are a natural disaster and a Lehman style shock to the world economy.
Japan suffered a natural disaster recently with the Kyushu earthquake.
And during the G7 summit, the prime minister had stressed that if fiscal stimulus isn't adopted, a Lehman style crisis could hit the world economy.
He wasn't able to convince his partners at the G7 of that. Now, let's see if his voters buy into his story.


Bolton could be relegated to League One on Saturday after they were beaten by Brentford at Griffin Park.

Lasse Vibe netted a first-half double for the Bees which followed a Nico Yennaris close-range finish to make the result all but secure by half-time.
Zach Clough scored a second-half consolation from the penalty spot for the Trotters after Alan McCormack was penalised for a foul.
Bolton are 17 points from safety with six games remaining in the season.
Defeat for Bolton extended their dreadful sequence of no away wins in a year and means defeat at Derby at the weekend will spell relegation for Wanderers.
A second win in as many games for Brentford lifted them 12 points clear of the bottom three.
Alan Judge was the creator of the home side's first chance when he almost looped a cross from the right over Ben Amos, but struck the bar.
The midfielder provided a pinpoint cross from Vibe's second goal with a header, which was the Denmark striker's third goal in two games.
Brentford manager Dean Smith:
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"If you'd said to me three weeks ago that we'd have two wins on the spin at Nottingham Forest and again here, I'd have bitten your hand off.
"It means we can go to Ipswich on Saturday and try to make it three wins in a row and then we can be looking at a top 10 finish.
"I wanted more goals but with the run of form we've been on I wanted a result and that was the most important thing."
Bolton caretaker manager Jimmy Phillips:
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"We have to give the supporters something to cheer about rather than give them the kind of displays we gave in the first half tonight.
"In the second half we were more competitive and we always say we have to compete before we can play.
"Before the break we were nowhere near as competitive as we needed to be."


Norwich City slipped from the top of the Championship table after Fulham's Chris Martin scored a second-half equaliser against his former club.

Graham Dorrans put Norwich ahead from the spot after Scott Malone brought down Jacob Murphy in the area.
Malone gave away another penalty when he pulled Cameron Jerome down and Dorrans scored his second spot-kick.
Stefan Johansen deflected the ball home before Martin secured a point for Fulham with a superb solo finish.
The result meant Norwich dropped to second in the Championship behind Newcastle United, who earned a 2-0 win away at Barnsley.
Despite battling to win a point, Fulham slipped a place to 12th after Queens Park Rangers beat Bristol City.
The Canaries seemed to be in control after Dorrans' second penalty of the night, but the visitors were revived by a slice of luck when Martin shot at goal and the ball cannoned off Johansen and into the net.
Norwich have now not managed a clean sheet in their last five games, and have conceded in every match at Fulham since January 1986.
Fulham head coach Slavisa Jokanovic: "What did I say at half-time? Nothing special, be professional and work together. Look to score one goal and after we can score more.
"We made big mistakes but after we went 2-0 down it was a better performance. We were more solid and started to play good football.
"Today we conceded two penalties, against QPR we missed two penalties, in two other games we finished the game with 10 players - we make so many big mistakes.
"I am frustrated about many things but if the referee says it is a penalty, it is a penalty."
Norwich manager Alex Neil: "We lost concentration for 15 minutes and didn't defend well enough to absorb the pressure we were under.
"It's really frustrating because Fulham's tactics didn't change - we knew what we were up against. But the players are angry with themselves because they know how much it means.
"It doesn't matter as long as you are in and about the top at Christmas. You don't want anybody getting away from you."
Match ends, Fulham 2, Norwich City 2.
Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Norwich City 2.
Chris Martin (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Russell Martin (Norwich City).
Attempt missed. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Norwich City. Conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson.
Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cameron Jerome (Norwich City).
Substitution, Fulham. Matt Smith replaces Lucas Piazon.
Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Button.
Attempt missed. Graham Dorrans (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner,  Norwich City. Conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson.
Foul by Sone Aluko (Fulham).
Martin Olsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner,  Norwich City. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
Corner,  Norwich City. Conceded by Lucas Piazon.
Russell Martin (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
Stefan Johansen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
Graham Dorrans (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
Chris Martin (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Martin Olsson (Norwich City).
Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cameron Jerome (Norwich City).
Substitution, Norwich City. Nélson Oliveira replaces Robbie Brady.
Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
Offside, Fulham. Scott Malone tries a through ball, but Stefan Johansen is caught offside.
Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Kevin McDonald.
Corner,  Fulham. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
Attempt missed. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Naismith.
Offside, Norwich City. Ivo Pinto tries a through ball, but Jacob Murphy is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Naismith.
Foul by Chris Martin (Fulham).
Russell Martin (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chris Martin (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
Corner,  Fulham. Conceded by Graham Dorrans.
Corner,  Norwich City. Conceded by Tim Ream.
Offside, Norwich City. Robbie Brady tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
Goal!  Fulham 2, Norwich City 2. Chris Martin (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.


A Swedish court has ruled against a midwife in a dispute over her refusal to carry out abortions.

Ellinor Grimmark argued that her Christian beliefs made it impossible for her to carry out abortions and that it was unfair to be turned down for jobs in Joenkoeping because of that.
But the labour court ruled that she had not suffered discrimination. It said the authorities had not violated her "freedom of opinion and expression".
US Christians have backed Ms Grimmark.
The US Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is a partner of her legal team - Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers.
The labour court ruling on Wednesday defended Joenkoeping region's right to require midwives to carry out abortions.
In 2015 a district court rejected Ms Grimmark's discrimination complaint. But she then decided to sue the regional health authority.
In the long-running case Sweden's discrimination ombudsman also ruled against her.
Ms Grimmark says she will take her case to the European Court of Human Rights. It cannot overrule Sweden's courts, but if it finds a violation it can order a compensation payment.
The Svenska Dagbladet daily says she now has a legal bill of about 1.5m kronor (Â£136,000; $170,000).
Sweden's Health Professionals - an association of midwives and other medics - welcomed the court decision. Its vice-president Ann Johansson said "people seeking care should not have to think about your own opinions".
According to UN data, Sweden has one of the highest abortion rates in Europe - it was 20.8 per 1,000 women in 2011. The UK figure in 2012 was 16.6, and among the other figures for 2012 were: Norway (15.5), Russia (34.2), Estonia (23.7 - the highest rate in the EU) and Bulgaria (21.5).
Among the lowest in Europe in 2012 were Italy (9.4) and Portugal (9).


Gylfi Sigurdsson has been named Swansea City's players' and supporters' player of the year for the second successive season.

The Iceland midfielder, 27, scored nine goals and assisted 13 to help save the Swans from Premier League relegation.
Sigurdsson's fine form has prompted speculation linking him with a move to clubs such as Everton.
"It's a good honour for me. It's always nice when you get voted for by the fans and the players," he said.
"It's been a very good season for me personally with goals and assists and a good ending for the team."
Centre-back Alfie Mawson, 23, was named Swansea's young player of the year having joined from Barnsley in 2016.
There were also awards for top-scorer Fernando Llorente and Oliver McBurnie, who is under-23s player of the year.
But it was Sigurdsson who dominated Wednesday's awards ceremony at the Liberty Stadium.
After playing a starring role in Iceland's improbable run to the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, Sigurdsson signed a new four-year contract with Swansea in August.
He has continued to impress this season and, despite the Swans languishing towards the bottom of the Premier League table for much of the campaign, Sigurdsson has provided more assists than any other player in the division.
As a result, the former Tottenham playmaker continues to be linked with a move away from the Liberty Stadium, though Swansea head coach Paul Clement has said keeping Sigurdsson will be one of his priorities this summer.


The number of people displaced by war, conflict or persecution reached a record high of nearly 60 million around the world in 2014, a UN report says.

The document by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, says the number of people forced to flee their homes rose by 8.3 million from the previous year.
The continuing conflict in Syria is seen as a major factor behind the record numbers.
UNHCR head Antonio Guterres told the BBC the "world is a mess".
"The drama is that if people think that humanitarians can clean up the mess. It's no longer possible. We have no capacities to pick up the pieces.
"More and more people are suffering, and unfortunately for many of them there is no chance to support them."
Mr Guterres said that the number of displaced people had increased to 42,500 per day in 2014 from 32,000 the year before.
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The report says that at least 15 conflicts have erupted or reignited in the past five years, including eight in Africa and three in the Middle East.
This led to 59.5 million displaced people by the end of 2014 and 19.5 million refugees.
More than 50% of these refugees were children.
UNHCR said there were 38.2 million internally displaced people, with wars in Ukraine, Nigeria and South Sudan swelling the figures.
In Syria alone, there were 3.9 million refugees and 7.6 million internally displaced persons.
The next biggest sources of refugees were Afghanistan and Somalia.
The document says that 1.8 million are still awaiting the outcome of asylum claims.
It also points to a 50% rise - to 6.7 million - of displaced people across Europe, which is struggling to deal with a growing crisis of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
The UNHCR says Germany had the highest number of asylum applications among the 28-member European Union, followed by Sweden.
The authors of the report say their findings mean that one in every 122 people on the planet were either a refugee, internally displaced or seeking asylum.
The report's data corresponds to the findings by the EU's Eurostat, which were released earlier this year.


Apple has begun publicising which of its suppliers may be sourcing minerals from conflict zones.

Conflict minerals, as they are known, are mined in areas of fighting or human rights abuses, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The first published list detailed 104 suppliers that were unverified for compliance with ethical guidelines.
Electronics firms are being pressured by human rights groups to use their influence to force suppliers to change.
Most electronic devices contain either gold, tantalum, tin or tungsten. The gathering of these raw materials is often controlled by violent militias who may profit greatly from the activity.
"The ethical sourcing of minerals is an important part of our mission to ensure safe and fair working conditions," Apple said in its latest Supplier Responsibility Report, published annually.
"In January 2014 we confirmed that all active, identified tantalum smelters in our supply chain were verified as conflict-free by third party auditors, and we're pushing our suppliers of tin, tungsten, and gold just as hard to use verified sources."
The first published list showed that 59 smelters were compliant with its guidelines.
A further 23 have agreed to be audited by the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP), meaning their status should soon be known.
But the document stated that the status of 104 smelters was unknown, highlighting the scale of the challenge.
Bandi Mbubi is a director of Congo Calling, a UK-based campaign group calling for greater transparency in the sourcing of minerals, particularly for electronics.
He told the BBC that Apple's announcement was to be applauded.
"What we want is the whole industry to start transforming the way they do their business," he said.
"The way Apple has gone, even though it is not 100%, is something that is quite encouraging."
In an interview with the Financial Times, Apple's senior vice president of operations Jeff Williams explained why the company would not just use smelters it had identified as conflict-free.
"Quite honestly, if we did that, we could wave our conflict-free flag but it would do nothing to affect the workers on the ground," he told the newspaper.
"And so what we are focused on is getting a critical mass of suppliers verified such that we can truly influence the demand situation and change things."
Last month, Intel announced that it would no longer use conflict minerals in its microprocessors.
The declaration came as a response to a law passed in 2010 that gave companies a May 2014 deadline for reporting the source of its raw materials.
Mr Mbubi said he hoped the moves from Apple and Intel would spark a race for other technology companies to show they too were taking action.
"I think the competition has now started. I think very soon Microsoft will have to say something, or Nokia, or Samsung.
"The competition is good for places like the Congo."
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Lewis Hamilton says that the odds will be against him in Formula 1's final-race title decider in Abu Dhabi.

Hamilton took the championship battle with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to the final race with a superb victory in treacherous wet conditions in Brazil.
But he is 12 points behind Rosberg, who will be champion if he finishes third on 27 November even if Hamilton wins.
"Right now, it is going to be very hard to beat him but it doesn't mean I can't win the race," Hamilton said.
"I am going to take the energy I have at the moment and really try to push as hard as I can in that race to get as far ahead and that is all I can do."
Hamilton's win in Sao Paulo was his ninth of the year, equalling the number Rosberg has achieved, and his third in a row.
It came after his 11th pole position in 20 races, and was the 52nd of his career, moving him one ahead of Alain Prost into second in the all-time list behind Michael Schumacher, who took 91 wins.
Hamilton again brought up the fact that he has had much the worse of the reliability at Mercedes this season.
This has included three engine failures that have directly impacted his points tally, especially one while leading in Malaysia last month.
Hamilton said: "I am going to continue what I am doing. Nico has finished every single race this year apart from Barcelona which neither of us finished.
"I'm hunting. All I can do is do what I'm doing right now. The team are giving me a great car. I am going to give it everything I've got and all I can do is try to win the race. Right now I am just enjoying the moment."
Assuming neither has a technical problem, the advantage is very much in Rosberg's favour as Mercedes have dominated the season and it is highly unlikely that any other team will be able to compete with them at the Yas Marina circuit.
Rosberg said: "It is going to be a great, exciting race weekend, a great battle for sure. I would like to win the race, definitely. I am going to try to do that. Feeling good, so let's see."
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said: "As Bernie [Ecclestone, F1's commercial boss] would have ordered it, showdown in Abu Dhabi. They are going to drive it out on track.
"We just have to give them two cars so they can fight it out on the track. My biggest nightmare would be a mechanical issue but this is how the sport is."


Satellite image courtesy of Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

Swathes of the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) have been partially submerged in floods.
Torrential rain lashed heavily populated areas as the remnants of Cyclone Debbie moved down the nation's east coast.
As floods continued to rise in some towns, photographers captured locals surveying damage to their communities.
Several rivers broke their banks, prompting emergency warnings.
Residents in Billinudgel, NSW, used surfboards to paddle down the street.
Queensland's capital Brisbane was not spared, and an evacuation order was issued for the town of Beaudesert.
Businesses were inundated in South Murwillumbah, one of the towns hardest hit.
The severe weather washed away roads and brought down trees.
Insurers say it is too early to estimate a damage bill.
Authorities said tens of thousands of people lost power in the downpour.
Even a bull shark turned up in the floods, prompting a warning.
Fortunately for New South Wales and Queensland, the storm system has now moved out to sea.


Neighbours in cyclist Nicole Cooke's home village have gathered together to watch her try to retain Olympic gold.

Cooke, 29, won the first of Great Britain's gold medals at Beijing in 2008 in the women's road race.
Since then, Lizzie Armitstead has taken over as team leader, meaning Cooke could have to sacrifice London gold to Armitstead on Sunday under team orders.
The race, over about 140km (87m), began at midday, and supporters in Wick, Vale of Glamorgan, believe she can win gold.
"I think her chances are exceptional," said David Bullen, landlord of the Lamb and Flag pub, before the race began.
"Look at her history - she has been exceptional in the past. We are all hoping for the best."
"We've got lots of people coming along to cheer Nicole on. They want to see her win.
"We are doing a little buffet. We've got the bunting up and flags and bits and pieces like photos of Nicole.
"All my locals have told me about the last Nicole Cooke win in 2008 and what they did then.
"The village put on a fete last time when she won. They love a party in Wick."
Four years ago, Cooke became the first Welsh athlete in 36 years to win Olympic gold.
But while her parents stayed at home for her triumph in China, this time her parents Tony and Denise are in London to watch her.
Mr Bullen, who has been landlord of the pub since February, said they popped in before setting off for the Games.
"Her parents came in on Thursday to thank us for what we're doing," he added.
"It was lovely to meet them when they came in and gave us bunting.
"We've also hopefully got a video coming from Nicole to thank the Lamb and Flag for what we've done for her in the past."
The road race began from The Mall before the riders head south-west through the city.
They then cross the River Thames at Putney Bridge and continue out through Richmond Park, Bushy Park and past Hampton Court Palace.
The Surrey section of the course incorporates two circuits of a challenging loop around Box Hill before the riders head north through Leatherhead, Esher, Kingston-upon-Thames, Richmond Park and finish back at The Mall.
Elsewhere, other Welsh competitors include swimmer Georgia Davies in the 100m backstroke heats while Ieuan Lloyd competes in the 200m freestyle.
Davies was impressive in her heat on Sunday morning at the Aquatics Centre, qualifying sixth fastest for the semi-final on Sunday night, as Australian Emily Seebohm set a new Olympic record.
Fellow Ieuan Lloyd missed out on a place in the 200m freestyle semi-final, after finishing sixth in his heat and 19th overall.
At the rowing at Eton Dorney, Victoria Thornley and the women's eight will compete in Tuesday's repechage after finishing third in their heat.
But there was disappointment for Elena Allen, who failed to qualify for the women's skeet shooting final
Sarah Thomas could feature for the GB women's hockey team's opening match against Japan.


12th Century - Shona people arrive in the area, later establishing the empire of the Mwene Mutapa, which includes southern Zambia.
16th Century - Arrival of peoples from Luba and Lunda empires of Zaire to set up small kingdoms.
Late 18th Century - Portuguese explorers visit.
19th Century - Instability generated by migration as well as slave-trading by Portuguese and Arabs.
1851 - British missionary David Livingstone visits.
1889 - Britain establishes control over Northern Rhodesia, administering the area using a system of indirect rule which leaves power in the hands of local rulers.
Late 1920s - Discovery of copper, which later encourages an influx of European technicians and administrators.
1953 - Creation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, comprising Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi).
1960 - UNIP (United National Independence Party) formed by Kenneth Kaunda to campaign for independence and dissolution of federation dominated by white-ruled Southern Rhodesia.
1963 - Federation dissolved.
1964 - Independence, with Kaunda as president.
Late 1960s-1970s - Key enterprises nationalised. Private land nationalised in an unsuccessful agricultural improvement programme.
1972 - Zambia becomes a one-party state, with UNIP as the only legal party.
1975 - Tan-Zam railway opened, providing a link between the Copperbelt to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, reducing Zambian dependence on Rhodesia and South Africa for its exports.
1976 - Zambia declares support for the independence struggle in Rhodesia. Zambian help proves crucial to the transition of Rhodesia to an independent Zimbabwe.
1990 - Food riots.
Kenneth Kaunda (right), pictured with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, was in power between 1964 and 1991
Mr Kaunda speaks to Focus On Africa
1991 - Multi-party constitution adopted. Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) wins elections and its leader, Frederick Chiluba, becomes president.
1996 - Change to constitution effectively barring Kaunda from future elections. Chiluba re-elected.
1997 - Attempted coup.
1999 - A high court sentences 59 soldiers to death after they are found guilty of treason for the failed coup attempt in 1997.
2000 May - Fighting between Angolan forces and UNITA rebels spills over into Zambian territory.
2000 July - Environment Minister Ben Mwila expelled from the MMD and dropped from the cabinet after announcing his intention to run for president in 2001.
2000 December - UN officials estimate that up to 60,000 refugees fleeing fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo move to Zambia in less than a week.
2001 May - Setback for governing Movement for Multi-party Democracy as senior members hive off to create Forum for Democracy and Development. They're opposed to Chiluba's bid for a third term in office.
2001 July - Paul Tembo, former campaign manager for Chiluba who joined the opposition, is murdered shortly before he is due to testify against three ministers in a high-level corruption case.
2001 July - Zambia appeals for aid to feed some 2 million people after poor harvests caused by floods and drought.
2001 July - Final summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), launch of the African Union.
2002 January - Levy Mwanawasa is sworn in as president amid opposition protests over alleged fraud in December's presidential elections.
2002 July - Parliament votes to remove ex-president Frederick Chiluba's immunity from prosecution.
2002 October - Government says it will not accept genetically modified (GM) maize to help alleviate the severe food shortages facing three million people.
2003 February onwards - Former president Frederick Chiluba is arrested and charged with corruption. Subsequent long-running trials are dogged by adjournments and procedural problems.
2003 December - Supreme Court confirms death sentences on 44 soldiers for their role in 1997's failed coup; sentences are later commuted by President Mwanawasa.
2004 September - Many charges of corruption against former president Frederick Chiluba are dropped, but within hours he is re-arrested on six new charges.
2005 February - Supreme Court rejects opposition challenge to President Mwanawasa's 2001 election victory, but says ballot had flaws.
2005 April - World Bank approves $3.8 billion debt relief package which will write off more than 50% of Zambia's debt.
Around 50 workers killed in explosion at Chinese-owned explosives factory.
2005 November - President Mwanawasa declares a national disaster and appeals for food aid. He says more than a million Zambians face food shortages owing to drought.
2006 April - President Mwanawasa suffers a minor stroke. He resumes "light duties" after some weeks and later declares himself fit to run for re-election towards the end of the year.
2006 September - President Mwanawasa wins a second term.
2006 October - President announces discovery of oil in the west.
2007 January - Government launches economic recovery plan which envisages encouraging foreign investment.
2007 February - Chinese President Hu Jintao inaugurates a huge mining investment zone at the end of a two-day visit. His itinerary is cut short due to planned protests against the alleged exploitation of local workers by Chinese firms.
2007 May - The High Court in Britain rules that former president Frederick Chiluba and four of his aides conspired to rob Zambia of about $46 million.
2008 August - President Levy Mwanawasa dies, 59, in a Paris hospital, where he was being treated for the effects of a stroke in June.
2008 November - Vice-President Rupiah Banda sworn in as president after a narrow election win over the main opposition candidate, Michael Sata, who alleged fraud.
2009 August - Ex-President Chiluba is cleared of corruption after a six-year trial. The head of the anti-corruption task force is sacked after initiating an appeal against Chiluba's acquittal.
2010 February - Zambia and China sign mining cooperation agreement and deal to set up joint economic zone.
Supreme Court dismisses application by ex-President Chiluba aimed at preventing government from applying British High Court judgment convicting him of defrauding Zambia of $46m dollars.
2010 August - Zambia, China agree to build a second hydroelectric power plant on the Kafue River.
2010 October - Chinese mine managers charged with attempted murder following a multiple shooting at a mine where workers were demonstrating against conditions.
2010 November - UN updates its Human Development Index, which suggests Zambia is now worse off than in 1970, partly due to AIDS.
2011 January - Deadly clashes between police and demonstrators agitating for secession of western Zambia, known as Barotseland.
2011 June - Former President Frederick Chiluba dies.
2011 September - Michael Sata becomes president.
2012 August - Chinese mine manager killed during pay protest.
2013 February - The government takes over the Chinese-owned Collum Coal mine after revoking its licence because of safety lapses.
2013 March - Former president Rupiah Banda is charged with abuse of power shortly after being stripped of immunity.
2014 January - Opposition politician Frank Bwalya is charged with defamation after comparing President Sata to a potato in a radio interview.
2014 June - President Sata goes to Israeli on a ''working holiday" amid rumours about his health.
2014 October - President Sata dies.
2015 January - Edgar Lungu becomes president after winning election.
2015 March - President Lungu has surgery in South Africa. He collapsed at an event the month before.
2016 April - Rioting and looting following accusations that Rwandans who have fled to Zambia have been involved in ritual killings. President Lungu speaks of his country's collective shame over mob attacks on foreigners.


The Vale of Glamorgan MP Alun Cairns has kept his job as Welsh Secretary.

Theresa May reshuffled her cabinet after a general election campaign which saw her party lose its Commons majority.
Mr Cairns, whose re-appointment comes after the party lost three seats in Wales, said he was "delighted".
During the campaign, he and Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies clashed after both declined to take part in a TV election debate.
"I will continue to work closely and constructively with businesses, local authorities, communities as well as the Welsh Government to secure the best possible outcomes for people in Wales," said Mr Cairns.
The Conservatives made a net loss of 13 seats across Great Britain and lost the two seats gained from Labour in Wales at the 2015 election.
Welsh Tory MPs Guto Bebb and David Jones are waiting to hear if they will continue in their Wales Office and Brexit posts respectively.
Meanwhile, Barry-born Damian Green, MP for Ashford, has been promoted to first secretary of state and minister for the cabinet office.
Mrs May said she had appointed "a cabinet that will get on with the job of government".


A "drunk" squirrel has caused hundreds of pounds of damage at a private members' club.

The secretary of Honeybourne Railway Club said he originally thought someone had broken into the premises, near Evesham in Worcestershire.
The floor was covered in beer and glasses and bottles smashed, Sam Boulter said.
Mr Boulter, 62, said he then saw a squirrel "staggering around" after coming out from behind a box of crisps.
He added: "There were bottles scattered around, money scattered around and he had obviously run across the bar's pumps and managed to turn on the Caffrey's tap.
"He must have flung himself on the handle and drank some as he was staggering around all over the place and moving a bit slowly.
"I've never seen a drunk squirrel before. He was sozzled and looked a bit worse for wear, shall we say."
Mr Boulter, who estimated he lost about Â£300 in the incident, eventually caught the squirrel in a waste paper bin and released it out of the window.


British divers have claimed their second medal of the World Aquatics Championships with Tom Daley and Rebecca Gallantree combining to win gold in the team event.

Daley dived twice from 10m and once from 3m, while Gallantree completed the reverse routines.
They scored 434.65, with Ukraine (426.45) winning silver and China (425.40) bronze in Kazan, Russia.
Britain won bronze on Tuesday in the synchronised 3m springboard.
It is the first time Britain has claimed two medals at a World diving championships and Gallantree becomes the first British female to win a medal at World level.
"We didn't have any expectations ahead of the competition as we know China is so strong and it felt surreal to be competing and, the next thing, we're on top of the podium," said Olympic bronze medallist Daley.
"It's an insane feeling and thanks to Becky for diving so well."
Gallantree said she could not believe she and Daley had won, saying: "We came in for a bit of fun and to practise ahead of our individual events, but it became a bit more than that.
"I never thought I would be a world champion and it's amazing to say now that I am."
Earlier on Wednesday, Olympian Tonia Couch qualified for Thursday's individual 10m platform final and in doing so secured Team GB a place in the event at the Rio Olympics.
The British pair were in third after the first round of an event which featured China's multiple world champion Ruolin Chen and USA's London 2012 10m champion David Boudia.
Two stunning routines by Daley and solid performances from Gallantree saw them move clear of their opponents in the final rounds.
Daley was using the non-Olympic Team event as a warm-up before his individual 10m platform campaign begins on Saturday.
Gallantree, who came 10th alongside Alicia Blagg in the synchronised 3m springboard final on Saturday, will compete in the individual 3m event on Friday.


The political rally-concert hybrid is a strange beast.

It creates unusual moments like Cuyahoga County Commissioner Armond Budish, a pudgy 63-year-old white man, telling a packed arena in downtown Cleveland that he is not, in fact, hip-hop star Jay Z.
Or Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Kaine slow-jamming You Give Love a Bad Name with rocker Jon Bon Jovi in Florida.
Or 79-year-old former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright getting more raucous applause than actress Debra Messing in Philadelphia.
As with all things Clinton, however, there's a method to strangeness. If the flood of Wikileaks emails hacked from Mrs Clinton's senior advisors has revealed anything, it's that the campaign doesn't make any move by accident.
The Clintons have ties to the entertainment industry dating back to the start of Bill Clinton's presidency in 1992, and now those connections are being strategically employed in key electoral battleground states.
Over the past few weeks, a litany of stars have helped the Democratic nominee pack music venues and arenas, to be capped off by a rally with Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and the Obama family at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Monday night.
Every concert, every celebrity appearance in the closing days of Mrs Clinton's campaign has a purpose - to court a key portion of the Democratic coalition that powered Barack Obama to two presidential terms.
For some, such as Mrs Clinton's rally with basketball mega-athlete LeBron James in Cleveland on Sunday or the concert with music and film star Jennifer Lopez in Miami two weeks ago, the intent is obvious.
Other events are more difficult to comprehend, like rolling out aging folk singer James Taylor in New Hampshire - until you realise that the New England state has more than its share of unreconstituted hippies and died-in-the-wool liberals; the sort who helped power septuagenarian socialist Bernie Sanders to a resounding win in the Democratic primary.
Often there is also a clear point the campaign is trying to drive home - such as during the hip-hop jam in Cleveland on Friday headlined Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay Z.
Black enthusiasm for Mrs Clinton and early voting turnout in this Democratic bastion of the key swing state of Ohio has been notably down from Mr Obama's two campaigns. Given that the first black president is no longer on the ballot, that is not particularly surprising - but it's concerning to the Clinton camp, which is relying on Cleveland's Cuyahoga County to make up for losses among working-class whites elsewhere in the state.
And so, speaker after speaker on Friday - the politicians, the celebrities and Mrs Clinton herself - drew the line for the largely black crowd directly from Barack Obama to the current Democratic nominee.
After referencing Jay Z's quote that civil rights leader Martin Luther King's work was "so Barack Obama could run, and Barack Obama ran so all the children could fly," Mrs Clinton said there was unfinished business to do.
"There are more barriers to break," she said. "And with your help, a glass ceiling to crack once and for all."
Among the roughly 10,000 who attended the concert, there were kind words for the former secretary of state - although few said they had voted yet, and there was often a tacit acknowledgement that Obama-level enthusiasm wasn't always there.
"I think it could be better, but I'm excited," says Ashley Manningham, a local schoolteacher. "I think 2008 was more important. Having the first black president was such a huge deal, that was number one."
Stephen Morgan, a videographer at Cleveland State University, which hosted the rally, said the star power of the event could definitely help turn out voters in the days ahead.
"Sometimes it takes an idol of yours, like Beyonce, to come out and tell you that this is importance for us," he said. "You need to see people who are in our generation, our age bracket, coming out and telling us about the importance of voting."
The following day in Philadelphia - a Democratic stronghold in Pennsylvania, an essential part of the Clinton campaign's blue-state firewall against a Donald Trump victory - Mrs Clinton held a different kind of campaign concert with a decidedly different crowd.
Local college students, campaign volunteers and mums with pre-teen daughters packed the outdoor amphitheatre on a brisk autumn evening to watch pop star Katy Perry perform a brief, but enthusiastically received concert.
"Tonight I want to hear you roar," Mrs Clinton said, referring to one of Perry's more famous lyrics as she introduced the singer. "Tonight it is a celebration for everything that you've already done to help us and all that we will do together."
Perry herself took a break between numbers to make a minute-long pitch for the candidate she referred to as "our girl" that seemed geared not for her younger audience but to the mothers in the crowd.
"Our choice doesn't just affect us," she said. "If you've got children right now, their children are going to be affected by the election."
The intent of the event was less about convincing possibly unmotivated supporters to head to the polls and more about rallying the party faithful for a final push to election day.
"It's definitely nice to see all the supporters in one place," said Ellyn Womelsdorf, who works as a customer service representative at a legal services company. "It's wonderful to be with like-minded people and know that Hillary has a lot of support."
Leah Wenhold, a senior at Temple University, said that she was glad the campaign was using concerts to reach a larger audience.
"I think this kind of event, when you get all sorts of people coming out, maybe they are coming partially for Katy Perry, but they're getting the political message too that they might not otherwise get if they stayed home."
Mrs Clinton's appeal to celebrities has also attracted Mr Trump's attention, as he spent recent days condemning Jay Z's obscenity-laced raps and boasting that he didn't need help drawing crowds to his rallies.
"I didn't have to bring J-Lo or Jay Z - the only way she gets anybody," Mr Trump said at a rally in attended by an estimated 11,000 supporters. 'I'm here all by myself. Just me. No guitar, no piano, no nothing."
Whether or not packing an arena with the help of a star is "almost like cheating", as Mr Trump alleged, do Mrs Clinton's events really help. Do newly-motivated voters turn out once the music stops and the lights go off?
The morning after the Cleveland hip-hop concert, just a few blocks from where the Jay Z, Beyonce and Clinton fans gathered, there was a steady stream of Clevelanders going into the Cuyahoga Board of Elections building - the one place where the 1.2 million residents of the county could cast their early ballots.
Most of the arrivals that morning knew about the previous night's event - and Beyonce's "I'm with her" entreaties to vote for Mrs Clinton. Few, however, seemed to care that much.
"Beyonce didn't have to do that," said Ken Tate, as he walked into the polling place. "People are still going to turn out anyway."
Alicia Davis, who came to vote with her mother, Yvonne East, and her son, Aiden, said she wasn't surprised by the celebrity endorsements. She was more motivated to turn out because she so strongly disliked Mr Trump.
"There's a lot of things about Hillary that I don't agree with, but she's the lesser of two evils," she said.
"We can't let Trump get in," East added. "He's crazy."


This photo of two childhood friends killed in separate attacks has come to symbolise Turkey's sorrow following yesterday's bombing in Ankara.

Ozancan Akkus was killed with 36 others when a huge explosion ripped through the Kizilay neighbourhood of Ankara on Sunday.
His friend Ali Deniz Uzatmaz was also killed in a bomb attack - this one on 10 October during a peace rally he was attending in the Turkish capital with hundreds of others.
At the time Ozancan, on the left, condemned the death of his childhood friend on social media and paid tribute to him.
"He will live on in our hearts," he wrote on Twitter.
How dangerous is Turkey's unrest?
In a tragic twist of fate Ozancan's own social media pages have today been inundated with tributes. His Facebook page, which before included pictures of the smiling student among friends, is now a virtual cyber-shrine.
"Who would have thought you would share the same fate?" one post reads.
Another simply says: "Good-hearted beautiful people goodbye."
Ozancan's tributes are not the only ones on social media.
Some expressed criticism over what they believed was a brief social media blackout. Others used cyberspace to make an empathetic appeal.
One Facebook user shared a post calling for a universal show of solidarity for Turkey.
Hours after the attack, James Taylor, who lives in Ankara, asked his friends to imagine what it would be like if the attacks happened where they lived. The post has gone viral and has been shared more than 65,000 times.
Today James posted on Facebook that he is humbled by the messages of support he has received.
"It is easy to hate. It is easy to ignore. Why is it so hard to love?"
His latest post which has also had thousands of likes, ends with a poignant message: "We are Paris, we are Ankara, we are Syria, we are Ivory Coast, but above all we are human."
By Rozina Sini with additional reporting by Emre Azizlerli


A man who sexually assaulted three girls under age 13 between 2011 and 2012 has been jailed for eight years.

Erickson Jacob, 44, of Henley-on-Thames was sentenced on Tuesday after being found guilty of three counts of sexual assault and one of causing a child to engage in sexual activity.
Jacob was acquitted of one count of sexually assaulting a child under 13 by the jury at Oxford Crown Court.
Det Con Sophie Holliss said the victims showed "bravery" in the case.
The 44-year-old was also issued with a sexual harm prevention order and placed on the sex offenders register.


A man has been jailed for 12 years after trying to blackmail US heiress Haley Meijer out of £2m ($3.1m).

James Casbolt, from St Ives in Cornwall, previously admitted blackmail and stalking the hypermarket heiress, as well as harassing two other women.
Casbolt, 38, the former husband of Miss Meijer, repeatedly posted pornographic images of her online and demanded cash.
At Truro Crown Court, the judge said Casbolt had "depraved and distorted" values and an "evil" motive.
The court heard Casbolt became friends with Miss Meijer on Facebook and they met in person in May 2010.
They married in September 2011 and moved to Michigan in the US where Casbolt joined the US Army.
When he was posted to an army base in Texas he asked Miss Meijer for sexually explicit photographs and videos which she reluctantly gave him.
But when the couple split in June 2013 Casbolt posted sexually explicit images of her on Facebook and on a pornographic website, and demanded millions of dollars.
He also made "unrelenting" threats towards Miss Meijer and her relatives, the court heard.
Judge Christopher Harvey Clark told Casbolt: "I regard you as a dangerous man who is capable of using modern means of communication in a sinister and destructive way."
Casbolt had been remanded in a mental health unit but an expert report said he was not suffering from a mental disorder.
The judge said: "The circumstances of this offence reveal a highly intelligent and calculating criminal mind. Your motives were, to put it bluntly, evil."
He said Casbolt's actions "intimidated, terrified and humiliated" Miss Meijer and his mind was "obsessed with peculiar and distorted conspiracy theories".
"To adapt the celebrated phrase used about Lord Byron, you were not mad but you were bad and very dangerous to know for these women unfortunate enough to encounter you," the judge said.
The court heard Casbolt also harassed Simone Everett and surfing champion Anastassia 'Tassy' Swallow when back in St Ives.
He was sentenced to five years for blackmail and a further four years with one year on licence for stalking Miss Meijer.
He was given a further three years for harassing Ms Everett and one year concurrent for harassing Ms Swallow, making a total of 12 years.
Posting on Facebook, Ms Swallow warned that "you never know who's about and what might be acceptable in their heads".
She added her "thoughts are with the US family. Bet they're heaps relieved after today's hearing. I know I am."
Ms Meijer's father, Hank, is chief executive of American hypermarket chain Meijer, a company worth $9.5bn (£6.1bn) according to business analysts Forbes.


Game of Thrones's next episode has been pirated and shared online in the latest leak to hit the fantasy TV series.

However, this time, the source of the leak was not hackers or thieves, but rather the show being mistakenly released on to its broadcaster's streaming platform too early.
The episode, titled Death is the Enemy, has since been withdrawn, but not before it was copied.
Twin Peaks suffered a similar error recently.
A spokesman for HBO Europe blamed an unnamed contractor for the most recent blunder.
"We have learned that the upcoming episode of Game of Thrones was accidentally posted for a brief time on the HBO Nordic and HBO Espana platforms," Tom Krogsgaard Nielsen told the BBC.
"The error appears to have originated with a third-party vendor, and the episode was removed as soon as it was recognised.
"This is not connected to the recent cyber-incident at HBO in the US."
Reports indicate that high-definition footage from the episode was initially posted to YouTube, the Daily Motion, Instagram and other social media sites.
Although it has since been removed, different copies of the complete 66-minute show are still being shared on several file-sharing platforms, according to the news site Torrentfreak.
HBO has suffered a series of security setbacks over recent weeks.
Unidentified hackers have released Game of Thrones scripts, company documents and unbroadcast video episodes of some of HBO's other shows, including Curb Your Enthusiasm and Insecure.
They claim to have stolen 1.5TB of data in total.
In a separate incident, pirated copies of the 6 August episode of Game of Thrones were spotted online several days earlier in the week, featuring an Indian broadcaster's logo.
Four people have since been arrested, three of whom work for a Mumbai-based company that stored and processed the show for an online streaming service.
HBO is not the only broadcaster to have been caught out by its own technology.
Sky Deutschland accidentally uploaded episode 14 of Twin Peaks: The Return to its streaming platform on 7 August, instead of episode 13.
It blamed "wrong labelling of the broadcasting file" for the error, which is somewhat ironic as one of the themes of the series is mistaken identities.
Although some viewers shared spoilers and screengrabs to Reddit, reports at the time suggested the episode had not been pirated as a consequence.