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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.

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  • Published: 19:55 July 13, 2008
  • Gulf News

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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