Sunday, May 24, 2009

World Music Festival -11 Music Lovers Killed In Crush

A stampede at a world music festival in Morocco on Saturday night left at least 11 people dead and 30 others injured, the authorities said. Some 70,000 spectators were at the Hay Nahda stadium to see home favorite Abdelaziz Stati sing at a concert which was part of the Mawazine (Rhythms) festival - opened on May 15 by Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue. Alicia Keyes had also featured in the concert.


Clearing site after stampede

Police said the stampede appeared to have been set off by the collapse of a wire fence when the crowd made a big surge.

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