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13 die in stampede after drunk soldier fires shots

GOMA, CONGO: Thirteen people died when a panic-stricken crowd stampeded in a troubled town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, local officials said.

Published on: Sep 26, 2016, 10:07:16 IST
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GOMA, CONGO: Thirteen people died when a panic-stricken crowd stampeded in a troubled town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, local officials said. “The incident happened when a drunken soldier fired four shots from his gun, causing panic,” the mayor of Beni, Jean Edmond Nyonyi, said.

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