Stampede after late-night concert kills 33 in Guinea
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HUNDREDS of people leaving a late-night rap concert on a beach in Guinea rushed to leave through a single exit, creating a stampede that killed at least 33 people.
The victims included children as young as 10, and most bodies brought to an overflowing morgue in the capital were still dressed in bathing suits and swim trunks. Some had bled from their mouths after their small bodies were trampled, causing internal bleeding.
“We are not used to seeing such a large number of bodies at the same time. It’s such a tragedy, these young victims killed in the prime of their life,” said Idrissa Bangoura, an employee in the morgue at Donka Hospital. The hospital’s director Dr Fatou Sike Camara announced the toll of 33 deaths.
President Alpha Conde went on national television to declare a week of national mourning and promised a full investigation. The capital’s beaches also were ordered closed until further notice. Witnesses said the stampede happened after the show ended as the crowd tried to exit through a small gate.
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