More than 60 Killed in Ivory Coast - Côte d'Ivoire, Plus de 60 morts lors d'une bousculade

	More than 60 Killed in Ivory Coast - Côte d'Ivoire, Plus de 60 morts lors d'une bousculade A New Year's Eve fireworks display in Ivory Coast turned from celebration to tragedy early Tuesday when 60 people -- most of them women and children -- were crushed to death in a stampede, officials said. Interior Minister Hamed Bakayoko said another 40 people were injured, two of them seriously. Earlier, state media reports suggested that between 100 and 200 people had been hurt in the incident in Abidjan, the country's largest city and former capital. The 60 dead included 26 children, 28 women and six men, said Minister of Youth Alain Lobognon, via his official Twitter feed, after visiting the hospital morgue where the bodies were taken. The official AIP news agency earlier said the victims were all children, ranging in age from eight to 15. Bakayoko said the tragedy happened as hundreds of people were trying to go back home after the fireworks display ended in Plateau, the city's central business district. The crush was near a stadium, Bakayoko said, adding that the proper security measures were in place during the fireworks show. It's still not clear exactly what triggered the stampede at about 1 am Many of the victims were trampled on or suffocated by the surging crowd, a senior fire official said on national television. Rescue workers were at the scene two hours later but could not save the victims, the AIP news agency said. A police official in Abidjan told CNN that most of the victims were young people who wanted to join in the celebration while their elders <b>...</b>	From: ExclusiveWorldNews1 Views: 0 0 ratings
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