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Yemen stampede during charity distribution kills 85

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A crowd crush at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen’s capital killed at least 85 people while dozens more suffered injuries, a Houthi official has said.

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Times of India

Yemen stampede during charity distribution kills 85

At least "85 were killed and more than 322 were injured" after the stampede in the Bab al-Yemen district of the capital, a Huthi security official said. "Women and children were among the dead," he said on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to journalists. A second health official confirmed the toll.

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

Yemen: Almost 80 die in Ramadan crush at Sanaa school

Hundreds of people were trying to get into a school in Sanaa to receive charity handouts.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Yemen Stampede: 79 Killed, 110 Injured During Charity Distribution in Sanaa

At least 79 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a stampede that broke out in Yemen's capital during a charity distribution, Huthi health officials told AFP on Thursday. The distribution in the Bab al-Yemen area of Huthi-controlled Sanaa came days ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

Yemen crowd crush: at least 85 dead at event to distribute money

Incident in Sana’a took place as hundreds gathered to receive financial aid in event reportedly organised by merchants

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Stampede in Yemen’s capital kills at least 78

Yemen's Houthi rebels say people have stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen’s capital and at least 78 people are dead and dozens more are injured

1 year ago·India

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CTV News

Stampede in Yemen's capital kills at least 78, officials say

A crowd apparently spooked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Yemen's capital late Wednesday, killing at least 78 people and injuring at least 73 others, according to witnesses and Houthi rebel officials.

1 year ago·Canada

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