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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 30 > Ivory Coast soccer stampede kills 22

Ivory Coast soccer stampede kills 22


March 30, 2009

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — A stampede at a World Cup qualifying soccer match in the Ivory Coast killed at least 22 people and wounded 132 Sunday, authorities said.

Fans at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny arena pushed against each other shortly before the game between Ivory Coast and Malawi,....

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