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The Independent UK
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Arpan Rai

Stampede at opening ceremony of Indian Ocean Island Games kills 13 and injures over 100

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A stampede in Madagascar’s national stadium has killed more than a dozen and injured around 107 people after a swarm of sports fans tried to enter the compound for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games, officials said on Friday.

Opposition lawmaker Hanitra Razafimanantsoa told a local radio station that “so far, 13 people have been killed and 107 injured”, reported Africa News.

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