people died and dozens
more were injured in
Abidjan as crowds
stampeded overnight
during celebratory New
Year's fireworks, Ivory
Coast rescue workers said
Tuesday.
The head of military
rescue workers,
Lieutenant Colonel Issa
Sako, told public television
that "60 people" died and
200 were injured based
on a preliminary toll.
Another rescue official told
AFP the toll was "61 dead
and 48 injured".
The rescue official said the
injured had been taken to
hospitals in Abidjan. An
AFP journalist saw many
injured children.
The flow of people
coming to the entrance of
the city's main stadium to
watch the fireworks
caused a "very large
crush", Sako said. "In the
crush, people were
walked over and
suffocated by the crowd."
Images broadcast by RTI
television showed bodies
stretched lifeless on the
ground. Piles of
abandoned shoes and
clothing could also be
seen at the stadium,
where soldiers and police
were deployed. (AFP)
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