Published 1 year ago

Nine suffocate to death in Ugandan New Year firework crush

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At least nine people including a 10-year-old boy suffocated to death. Crowds rushing to see a New Year's firework display got stuck in a narrow corridor. People started pushing through a passage in the Freedom City Mall just after clocks struck midnight, police say.

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Times of India

Nine die in Uganda New Year stampede

Rest of World News: KAMPALA: At least nine people died in a shopping mall crush as revellers rang in the New Year in Uganda's capital on Sunday, police said.

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

Uganda arrest over deadly New Year fireworks crush

Ten people, most of them children, died during a concert in the capital, Kampala.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Nine Dead in Uganda New Year Stampede, Say Police

After fireworks outside the Freedom City mall in Kampala, "a stampede ensued, resulting in the instant deaths of five people and injuries to several others," police spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire said

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

Nine killed in New Year’s Eve crush in Ugandan capital

Survivor says pushing began after fireworks outside Freedom City shopping mall in Kampala

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

9 dead, including children, after stampede during New Year's event in Uganda

Police say a stampede during New Year's celebrations at a popular mall in Uganda's capital, Kampala, has left at least nine people dead, including children.

1 year ago·Canada

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