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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alphonso Toweh

Stampede in Liberia kills 29 people after gang attacks church

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A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia has killed 29 people, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, officials have said.

Chaos erupted when a gang of thugs armed with knives attacked some of the hundreds of worshippers attending the Christian ceremony at about 9pm on Wednesday night, police spokesman Moses Carter said.

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