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Stampede kills 12 at Sudan graduation party
Twelve people were killed in a stampede during a Sudanese national service graduation ceremony, a security source said on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 19:55 July 13, 2008
Khartoum: Twelve people were killed in a stampede during a Sudanese national service graduation ceremony, a security source said on Sunday.
"Twelve people died. It was at a graduation ceremony in Al Mureikh football stadium in Omdurman," the security official said.
It was not clear what triggered the stampede.
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