According to eyewitnesses, the stampede at the church began after a group of armed men entered the church and tried to rob the faithful.
In Liberia (West Africa), 29 people were killed at a church meeting as a result of a stampede, including 11 children.
This was announced by Deputy Information Minister Jalava Tonpo on Thursday, January 20, writes Reuters.
According to him, the tragedy occurred on the night of January 19 in the capital of Liberia, Monrovia, in the New Kru Town area. “The doctors said that 29 people have died, and some are on the critical list,” Tonpo commented and called that “this is a sad day for the country.”
According to local residents who witnessed the stampede at the church began after a group of armed men entered the church and tried to rob the faithful. The men had knives and other weapons with them. “While running, some people fell, and others fell to the ground and crossed over them,” says an eyewitness.
The President of Liberia declared a three-day period of national mourning and noted that the relevant services provided assistance to the victims. Subsequently, it became known that among the 29 dead as a result of a stampede in a church in the capital of Monrovia were 11 children.
Recall that in India, during a religious holiday, 12 people were trampled in a temple, and another 13 were taken to hospital with injuries of varying severity.
