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Stampede kills at least 36, injures 70 in Mali
(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-02-22 07:28
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BAMAKO - At least 36 people were killed and 70 others injured on Monday night in a stampede in a stadium in Mali's capital Bamako, media reports said.
The accident occurred at the 25,000-seat Modibo Keita stadium when the crowd wanted to touch a renowned imam who had finished delivering his sermon and was proceeding to give a benediction.
Many of those injured were transported to hospitals in Bamako.
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