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| Tanzania disco stampede arrests | Tanzania disco stampede arrests |
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| The managers of the hall in central Tanzania where a disco stampede killed at least 19 children aged under 13 have been arrested and questioned by police. | The managers of the hall in central Tanzania where a disco stampede killed at least 19 children aged under 13 have been arrested and questioned by police. |
| Reports say as many as 400 children were packed into the hall, twice the recommended number. | Reports say as many as 400 children were packed into the hall, twice the recommended number. |
| The event had been organised as part of the Eid al-Fitr festivities to mark the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan. | The event had been organised as part of the Eid al-Fitr festivities to mark the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan. |
| The regional police commander in Tabora town said the children began fainting because of lack of air. | The regional police commander in Tabora town said the children began fainting because of lack of air. |
| Seventeen children, aged between five and 12, are still in hospital. | Seventeen children, aged between five and 12, are still in hospital. |
| The president has extended his condolences to the families, and demanded that those responsible are brought to justice. | The president has extended his condolences to the families, and demanded that those responsible are brought to justice. |
| Cheap tickets | Cheap tickets |
| The stampede took place in the Tabora region, about 750km (470 miles) north-west of the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. | The stampede took place in the Tabora region, about 750km (470 miles) north-west of the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. |
| The children were just shouting, many of them did not know exactly what was happening Witness John Mbele | |
| Witness John Mbele said he was passing in his car when he heard people shouting for help. | |
| "I tried to organise some people to bring some children in the car and send them to hospital," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. | |
| "They were unconscious. The problem was there were not enough cars to take the children to the hospital," he said. | |
| "Nobody was controlling the roads, a few police were there but they could not control the mass. | |
| "The children were just shouting, many of them did not know exactly what was happening." | |
| Tabora regional police commander Daudi Siasi was quoted as saying that the hall had a capacity of 200 but more than double that number were inside at the time of the disaster. | |
| The hall was said to be overcrowded after cheap tickets had gone on sale. | The hall was said to be overcrowded after cheap tickets had gone on sale. |
| Some of the victims are reported to be as young as five. | Some of the victims are reported to be as young as five. |
| Tanzanian newspapers have described the tragedy as "the biggest in Tanzania's history" and "the worst-ever disaster during Eid al-Fitr". | Tanzanian newspapers have described the tragedy as "the biggest in Tanzania's history" and "the worst-ever disaster during Eid al-Fitr". |