2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede
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The 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede was a crowd crush that occurred as crowds departed a New Year's Eve fireworks display in the early hours of 1 January 2013 near the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It resulted in 61 deaths and over 200 injuries, mostly women and children. This was the second time in four years that a fatal crush incident occurred at the stadium.
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Date | 1 January 2013 (2013-01-01) |
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Location | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Coordinates | 5°19′41.7″N 4°1′6.3″W |
Cause | Stampede |
Deaths | 61 |
Non-fatal injuries | 200 |
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