Two people were killed and at least another eight injured Saturday in a stampede to enter a stadium in downtown Luanda where Pope Benedict later presided at a youth rally, the Lusa news agency reported. Lusa said the incident happened as thousands of people rushed to enter the stadium about four and a half hours before the Pope arrived at the stadium. Police and hospital officials were not immediately available for comment on the report. Lusa said the victims were a young man and a young woman who died at the scene. Their ages weren't given.
21 March 2009
A little too excited
al-Reuters has a story of excessive zeal:
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