1st LD : At least 7 killed in stampede in DR Congo's capital -- national television


By Shi YuAlain

KINSHASA, July 27 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed in a stampede during a concert held on Saturday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reported the national television RTNC.

"At least seven bodies have been taken to a local morgue after a stampede occurred during a concert held at Kinshasa's Stade des Martyrs," RTNC said on X, formerly Twitter, adding that several injured people were admitted to intensive care at a local hospital.

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