Mozambique Presidential Election Rally Ends in Tragedy
At least ten people were killed in Mozambique during a stampede at a campaign rally of President Filipe Nyusi, just over a month ahead of general elections. The small stadium in the northern city of Nampula where the rally was being held was overcrowded and a crush occured as people rushed for the exits at the end, according to reports.
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Mozambique:
Nampula Campaign Rally Ends In Tragedy
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 16 September 2019
Actions of the Presidential Guard may be behind the Nampula tragedy, which killed 10 people and injured 98, according to a Bulletin investigation, talking to people attending the… Read more »
Junho Stadium in Nampula city.
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Mozambique:
Nampula Begins Issuing Observer Credentials
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 16 September 2019
Eleven observer credentials were issued last week to Nampula Bulletin correspondents - a start, but there are still dozens of Bulletin correspondents in Nampula without… Read more »
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Mozambique:
National March for Cabo Delgado; Just a Minute of Silence for Nampula
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 16 September 2019
The day after the stadium horror, Filipe Nyusi took a helicopter to Mugovolas, where he proceeded with the election campaign. Mugovolas district is just over 100 kilometers from… Read more »
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Mozambique:
10 Die in Stadium Crush At End of Nyusi Rally
AIM, 12 September 2019
Nampula (Mozambique), 12 Sep (AIM) - An election rally in the northern city of Nampula, addressed by the candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party, President Filipe Nyusi, ended in… Read more »
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