Crush at Burundi Prayer Meeting Leaves Eight Dead
The crush at a packed prayer service left nine others injured as worshippers rushed for the exit and a wall near the gate gave way, officials said.
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(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = At least 8 people died and... after a stampede following a rally by a famous Christian evangelist in Burundi, Africa
The accident occurred as thousands of people had gathered in the country's largest city to listen to a popular preacher.
8 worshippers die at Burundi preacher's gathering
Eight people died and nine others were injured in a crush during an evangelical gathering in Burundi’s largest city, Bujumbura. Saturday’s tragic incident happened at a school where prominent Burundian preacher Chris Ndikumana was appearing at the event attended by thousands of people. Eyewitnesses and the police said a wall at the exit gate collapsed as worshippers jostled to leave the venue as the preaching ended late at night, with some being…
Eight people have died and nine others were injured after a stampede at a prayer rally attended by thousands of people in Bujumbura, Burundi, over the weekend. The incident took place at the grounds of the ETS Kamenge Technical and Vocational School, where many people had gathered to attend a rally organized by evangelist Chris Ndikumana. Witnesses and Burundian police said the stampede occurred as people began to leave the rally in the early ho…
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