Stampede at match in Ivory Coast
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – A stampede at a World Cup qualifying soccer match in the Ivory Coast killed at least 22 people and wounded 132 Sunday, authorities said.
Fans at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny arena pushed against each other shortly before the game between Ivory Coast and Malawi, setting off a panic that led to the stampede, Interior Minister Desire Tagro said on state television.
[…] Didier Drogba has stepped forward and publicly spoken about the Stampede Tragedy that happened 40 minutes before kickoff of the Sunday World Cup Qualifier between Ivory Coast and […]