A New Year’s Eve fireworks display turned from
celebration to tragedy early Tuesday when more
than 60 children were crushed to death in a
stampede, according to state media reports.
The victims ranged in age from eight to 15, the
official AIP news agency said. They were mostly
from Abidjan, the country’s largest city and
former capital.
The stampede occurred around 1 a.m., near a
stadium in the Plateau area of the city, it said.
Fire service rescuers were at the scene two hours
later but could not save the victims, AIP said.
More than 100 people were also injured in the
stampede, the news agency said.
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