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No fewer than seven people died in a stampede at a stadium in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa, local authorities have said.
The incident took place at the Stade de Martyrs stadium in the north of the city during a concert by Congolese gospel singer Mike Kalambayi on Saturday
According to State broadcasters RTNC on X, “Seven deaths and several people admitted to intensive care."
“Overflows and crowd movements” at the stadium “resulted in the death of men”, the cabinet of Kinshasa governor Daniel Bumba said in a statement late on Saturday.
The stadium has a capacity for 80,000 people.
Event organisers, Maajabu Gospel, said 30,000 people had attended the concert.
“It is with deep sadness that we learnt of the deaths of our compatriots who lost their lives, while the security services were trying to neutralise some troublemakers,” Maajabu Gospel said in a statement.
