At least 11 killed in Morocco concert stampede
AFP Global Edition | 2009-05-24 09:00:18
<div><p>A stampede at a world music festival in Rabat on Saturday night left at least 11 people dead and some 40 others injured, Moroccan police said.</p><p>The dead were five women, four men and two children, police said, adding that a wire fence appeared to have collapsed when the crowd made a big surge.</p><p>Some 70,000 spectators had crammed in to see home favourite Abdelaziz Stati sing at the Mawazine festival in the capital.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=51106296&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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