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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones and agencies

At least 30 killed in crush at historic fortress in Haiti

Laferriere Citadel seen in an aerial photograph on the side of a hill covered in green vegetation
The incident took place at Citadelle Henry, a 19th-century fortress built shortly after Haiti’s independence from France. Photograph: Lukas Bischoff/Alamy

At least 30 people, many of them young, have died and dozens more are reported to have been injured after a crush at a mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti that is a popular tourist spot.

Jean Henri Petit, the head of civil protection for the country’s Nord department, said the incident took place on Saturday at Citadelle Henry, also known as Citadelle Laferrière, a large 19th-century fortress built shortly after the Caribbean country’s independence from France.

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