INQUIRER.net: Stampede after fireworks kills 61 in Ivory Coast

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Stampede after fireworks kills 61 in Ivory Coast Jan 1st 2013, 21:57 ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast—A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year's fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast's main city, killing 61 people—many of them children and teenagers—and injuring more than 200, rescue workers said. Thousands had gathered at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan's Plateau district to see the fireworks. It was only the second New Year's Eve fireworks display since peace returned to this West African nation after a bloody upheaval over presidential elections put the nation on the brink of civil war and turned this city into a battle zone. With 2013 showing greater promise, people were in the mood to celebrate on New Year's Eve. Families brough... Keep on reading: Stampede after fireworks kills 61 in Ivory Coast Media files: Ivory-Coast-Stampede.jpg (image/jpeg)

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