At least nine people died in a shopping mall crush in Uganda’s capital on Sunday as revellers rang in the New Year, police have said.
After fireworks outside the Freedom City Mall in Kampala, ‘a stampede ensued, resulting in the instant deaths of five people and injuries to several others,’ Ugandan police said.
‘Emergency responders arrived on the scene and transported the injured individuals to the hospital, where nine were confirmed dead.’
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The stampede happened outside Freedom City Mall in Kampala as people celebrated the New Year (Pictured are the NYE fireworks at Miracle Center Cathedral in Kampala’
