Dozens die in Guinea concert stampede
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/30/dozens-die-in-guinea-concert-stampede Version 0 of 1. A stampede during a rap concert in Guinea left at least 24 people dead, hospital officials said. The government declared a week of national mourning after what it called a “tragic drama” in Conakry, the capital. It happened on a beach in the northern Ratoma suburb where popular Guinean rap group Instinct Killers were playing among other artists. Medics took at least 24 bodies including 13 girls to a hospital morgue at Donka, a hospital official told Agence France-Presse. “For the time being we have 24 bodies at the Donka hospital morgue and dozens of injured were rushed to various [Conakry] health centres after this deadly stampede,” said a police officer. The president’s office said in a statement it was “shocked by the tragic drama caused by mass movements at a cultural event”. It did not give a toll. An investigation was being launched and an official in charge of organising such events was suspended. |