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Stampede at Rap Concert Results In 33 Deaths

08/01/2014
. (Radio.com) Thirty-three people have died at a rap concert in Conakry, Guinea. The victims, including 11 children between the ages of 10 and 17, were trampled by thousands of attendees rushing to leave through a single exit on Tuesday (July 29), according to the AFP.

The tragic incident occurred after Instinct Killers and Banlieuzart took the stage. Their performances were intended as celebrations for the end of Ramadan, the month-long holy Muslim holiday.

After Instinct Killers stopped playing, the crowd rushed to get out but was blocked by a rope. "People at the back began pushing and people fell, creating a mass panic," a police source told the AFP.

Another police source described the single exit as being a mere "three metres [wide]" while "thousands of people and vehicles were trying to get out at the same time" and said the concert's security team was both small and under-trained. more on this story

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