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Summary It is know that at least 36 people were killed and more than 110 others injured in a stampede overnight at a stadium in Mali's capital.
According to officials, thousands of people had gathered at the Modibo Keita stadium in Bamako to listen to an Islamic preacher, who was speaking as part of the Muslim festival of Maouloud, when the stampede started. There was no official explanation for the stampede but one witness told Reuters it started when people surged forward to touch the preacher for good luck. An official involved in the organisation of the event said nearly all those killed were women.
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