A stampede began after fireworks outside the Freedom City mall in Kampala, killing five people immediately and critically injuring several others, authorities say.
abc.net.au/news/nine-dead-in-uganda-new-year-crowd-crush/101821698At least nine people have died after a shopping centre crush in Uganda's capital as revellers rang in the new year, police say.Police say "rash" acts and "negligence" led to the tragedyAfter fireworks outside the Freedom City mall in Kampala, "a stampede ensued, resulting in the instant deaths of five people and injuries to several others," national police spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire said.
"Most of the dead were juveniles, ages 10, 11, 14 and 20," Kampala police spokesman Patrick Onyango said.Survivor Sylvia Nakalema said the stampede started "when we went to view the fireworks on the platform and while returning downstairs".
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