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A stampede at a Sallah party in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi
has claim 9 lives so far. Six of the dead are females and three males
while those injured are receiving treatment at the Manhyia hospital.
The incident occured in the early hours of Thursday,
July 6 as revellers gathered to celebrate the Eid ul-Fitri festival. The
stampede broke out after a power cut and in the rush to get out people
got strampled over.
