More than 60 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a stampede early Tuesday at a New Year's Eve celebration in Abidjan, the Ivory Coast's largest city, state TV reported.
The victims were crushed to death when a crowd panicked after a fireworks display in Plateau District, Abidjan's business centre, according to RTI TV.
Many of the victims were under 15. The cause of the stampede was not immediately known, DPA reported.
Many of the victims were under 15. The cause of the stampede was not immediately known, DPA reported.
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