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I heart for the tragedy happened in Ivory Coast

Tuesday, 31 March 09, 04:34 AM · Comments (0)

Last day I was watching the game of IVORY COAST and well I'm happy to see Drogba their but tragedy happen on the event against Malawi because lots of people were injured and some where killed on the stampede.

Tens of thousands of fans turned out to see Chelsea striker Didier Drogba - a native of Ivory Coast - as the home team squared off against Malawi at a World Cup qualifying match. Interior Minister Desire Tagro said on state TV that fans outside the stadium began pushing and shoving before the game began, setting off the panic. But witnesses said that as fans tried to get into the stadium, police fired tear gas into the crowd, setting off the stampede.

The weight of the fans pushing forward caused a wall to come crashing down, according to an AP photographer and other witnesses. An Abidjan morgue listed 19 dead, and Tagro gave the number of injured as 132.

Members of the Ivorian Football Federation denounced the police. Senior federation member Anzouan Kacou told Radio France Internationale that security forces had been "negligent" and had violated safety procedures by using teargas inside the stadium.

"We saw people falling from the top bleachers," said Diarassouba Adama, who was inside the stadium. "The stampede was provoked by the security forces who threw tear gas canisters at us. I don't know why they fired on us."

Source : Msn Foxsports

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