Thursday, October 2, 2008

20 children die in Tanzania stampede

A stampede at an overcrowded dance hall in central Tanzania killed 20 children and left 50 others injured as they celebrated an important Muslim festival, police said Thursday.

At least 400 children aged 5 to 13 were inside the hall in the town of Tabora during the stampede, regional police commander Daudi Siasa said. They were dancing to English and Kiswahili songs for the Islamic Eid al-Fitr holiday.

"The children were trapped inside the hall, which has a capacity to accommodate maximum 200 people, but the number was more than the double inside at the time

1 comment:

Spencer F said...

ahhh...so sad to hear that....