2023 Brazzaville crowd crush

2023 Brazzaville crush
Brazzaville is located in Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
Brazzaville
Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
Date21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)
Timec. 22:15  WAT (UTC+1)
LocationBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Coordinates4°16′8″S 15°15′56″E / 4.26889°S 15.26556°E / -4.26889; 15.26556
TypeCrowd crush
Deaths32
Non-fatal injuries144

On 21 November, 2023, a crowd crush in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, occurred on the final day of a military recruitment drive in the Michel d'Ornano Stadium, causing at least 32 deaths and 144 injuries.[1][2][3][4]

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  3. ^ "Stampede kills 37 people in army recruitment drive in Congo-Brazzaville". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  4. ^ Chothia, Farouk (21 November 2023). "Congo-Brazzaville stampede: Dozens killed during army recruitment drive". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.