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Two killed in stampede before papal event - report
21 Mar 2009 19:55:26 GMT
Source: Reuters
LUANDA, March 21 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and at least another eight injured on Saturday in a stampede to enter a stadium in downtown Luanda where Pope Benedict later presided at a youth rally, the Lusa news agency reported. Lusa said the incident happened as thousands of people rushed to enter the stadium about four and a half hours before the Pope arrived at the stadium.

Police and hospital officials were not immediately available for comment on the report. Lusa said the victims were a young man and a young woman who died at the scene. Their ages weren't given. (Reporting by Henrique Almeida and Philip Pullella)


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