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May 24, 2009

Stampede at Morocco Concert Kills 11
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Officials say stampede at the concert in Rabat also injured 30 others 
People enter the Ibn Sina hospital in the capital Rabat, after the
stampede at a world music festival at the Hay Nahda stadium, 23 May 2009
Moroccan police say thousands of people stampeded at a concert in the
capital, Rabat, killing at least 11 spectators and injuring 30 others.
Officials said those killed after the Saturday night concert were five
women, four men and two minors. They added that a fence appeared to have
collapsed when the crowd of people in the stadium surged toward it. Some
70,000 people attended the concert by Moroccan musician Abdelaziz Stati
at the Hay Nahda stadium. It is not clear what caused the stampede. The
concert was part of Rabat's week-long Mawazine music festival. Some
information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters. 


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