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| At least 85 people die after 'crowd-control' gun shots fired into the air spark stampede at Ramadan food distribution event in Yemen |
| 2023-04-21 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
The tragedy was Yemen's deadliest in years that was not related to the country's long-running war, and came ahead of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan later this week. Armed Houthis fired into the air in an attempt at crowd control, apparently striking an electrical wire and causing it to explode, according to two witnesses, Abdel-Rahman Ahmed and Yahia Mohsen. That sparked a panic, and people, including many women and children, began stampeding. The crush took place in the Old City in the centre of Sanaa, where hundreds of poor people had gathered for a charity event organised by merchants, according to the Houthi-run Interior Ministry. People had gathered to receive about $10 each from a charity funded by local businessmen, witnesses said. Wealthy people and businessmen often hand out cash and food, especially to the poor, during Ramadan. |
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