9 die in stampede during Eid celebrations in Ghana

5 Dariya News

Accra (Ghana) 07-Jul-2016

At least nine people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede in Ghana's Kumasi city during Eid ul-Fitr celebrations, which mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Efe news reported on Thursday.According to Kumasi parliament deputy, Alhaji Mubarak Mohammed, a group of young men were celebrating Eid ul-Fitr on Wednesday night in a social centre when the stampede took place.Preliminary investigations have yet to find the reasons behind the incident, though Mohammed confirmed that a fight broke out between two groups and gunfire was heard which caused panic among the crowd attending the celebrations.However, Ghana radio cited eyewitnesses who said that the stampede began after a power cut in the centre.