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Algeria: Culture Minister Resigns After Deadly Stampede at Rap Concert
allAfrica, 26 August 2019
Algeria's culture minister has resigned after the deaths of five young music fans in a stampede at a rap concert, the BBC reports. Read more »
Algeria's culture minister has resigned after the deaths of five young music fans in a stampede at a rap concert. Meriem Merdaci's resignation follows public outrage over Thursday's stampede in Algiers. Thousands of people had gathered to see rapper Abderraouf Derradji, better known as Soolking perform.
The August-20 Stadium in Algiers
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