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October 16, 1996: A stampede of soccer fans before a World Cup qualifying match in Guatemala City kills 84 people and seriously injures more than 100.

 


7/2/1990: A stampede of religious pilgrims in a pedestrian tunnel in Mecca leaves more than 1,400 people dead

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1/27/2002: Explosions at a military depot in Lagos, Nigeria, trigger a stampede of fleeing people, during which more than 1,000 people are killed.

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1/2/1971: 66 football (soccer) fans are killed in a stampede at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, as they attempt to leave a game at the same time and in the same place.

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At least 6 dead and 100 injured during a stampede of panicked concertgoers in Corinaldo, Italy

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10/16/1996: A stampede of soccer fans in Guatemala City kills 84 and seriously injures more than 100

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Fear of stampede when a crowd hears “pop.”

NYT

“……By the next day, police commanders had determined that it had not been a falling barrier that had started the original stampede. It was, instead, a fight between two people near the stage. As concertgoers scattered, they stepped on empty water bottles, causing loud popping sounds...….”


July 2, 1990: A stampede of religious pilgrims in a pedestrian tunnel in Mecca leaves more than 1,400 people dead

History Channel

Hajj tragedies over the years:

  • 1987:  A confrontation between Iranians and Saudis during an anti-American demonstration resulted in 400 deaths.
  • 1994: 270 people died when too many rushed forward for the stoning.
  • 1998: At least 110 people were killed in a similar stampede and another 180 were seriously injured.
  • 2001 and 2002:  More than 30 people died at Mina
  • 2003: Another 244 pilgrims were killed in a stampede there.
  • 2006: 363 were killed.
  • 1997:  A fire in a tent in Mina killed 340 people and injured more than 1,400 more.
  • 1991:  Two separate plane crashes carrying pilgrims back home from Saudi Arabia in killed 261 and 91 people respectively.

1//2/1971: 66 football fans are killed in a stampede at a stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, as they attempt to leave a game after a late goal by the home team, simply a crush of spectators all leaving at the same time on the same stairway

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Morocco: A sudden stampede for flour killed 15 and injured many more

Washington Post

“……Last year, wheat and barley production in Morocco was at its lowest level in a decade…… The shortage was due to “inadequate rainfall during the planting season and the shortage of rain during the critical months of February and March.”

Wheat is a staple in Morocco and elsewhere in North Africa……. The average Moroccan consumes more than 440 pounds of wheat every year, one of the highest per capita rates in the world……”

 


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