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| Scores killed in Ivory Coast fireworks crush | Scores killed in Ivory Coast fireworks crush |
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| At least 60 people have been crushed to death in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan after a New Year's Eve fireworks display. | At least 60 people have been crushed to death in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan after a New Year's Eve fireworks display. |
| "There are around 60 dead, and about 200 injured, this is a provisional estimate," a rescue official told Reuters, asking not to be named. | "There are around 60 dead, and about 200 injured, this is a provisional estimate," a rescue official told Reuters, asking not to be named. |
| He said the incident happened near Félix Houphouët-Boigny stadium where a crowd had gathered to watch fireworks. | He said the incident happened near Félix Houphouët-Boigny stadium where a crowd had gathered to watch fireworks. |
| A Reuters correspondent said there were blood stains and abandoned shoes outside the stadium on Tuesday morning, and government officials and rescue and security forces were still there. | A Reuters correspondent said there were blood stains and abandoned shoes outside the stadium on Tuesday morning, and government officials and rescue and security forces were still there. |