Dozens killed in stampede at Mali stadium
A stampede in a Mali stadium at the end of a sermon by a renowned imam killed at least 30 people on Monday night.
A stampede in a Mali stadium at the end of a sermon by a renowned imam killed at least 30 people on Monday night, an official at the interior and civil protection ministry told Agence France-Presse.
The stampede occurred as the crowd swarmed to get close to imam Osman Madani Haidara as he delivered blessings on a Muslim holiday in the 25 000-seat Modibo Keita stadium in the capital Bamako.
Twenty-seven of the victims were women who waited in the front of the crowd hoping to be touched by the religious leader and receive healing and protection, a source said. Another 70 people were injured.
Civil protection services quickly arrived on the scene and were backed up by emergency services from Keita, 15km from the capital.
