85 killed, over 300 injured in stampede in Yemen’s capital, two organizers arrested
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At least 85 people have died in a stampede in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Wednesday. At the same time, according to media reports, more than 300 people have been injured. A program was organized in the capital Sanaa late on Wednesday night to distribute financial aid. During this there was a stampede. A Huthi official gave this information.
A sudden stampede: According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, hundreds of poor people participated in the program organized by the merchants in the Old City. Meanwhile, there was a stampede there in which at least 85 people died. At the same time, the spokesman of the ministry, Brigadier Abdel-Khaliq Al-Aghari, has said that the program to distribute money was organized without coordination with the local authorities, during which such a big accident happened.
All injured hospitalized According to Houthi TV channel Al-Masirah, a large number of injured people have been admitted to nearby hospitals after the accident. At the same time, regarding the incident, a senior health official Motahar al-Marouni told that 85 people have died in the accident. He said that the condition of at least 13 people among the injured is very serious. He is seriously injured.
Case being investigated: According to the Huthi-run Interior Ministry, two organizers have been detained after the incident. Along with this, the investigation of the matter is also going on. In this whole matter, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said that the local authorities were not aware of the programme. In such a situation, there was a stampede during the distribution of money without coordination, due to which such a big accident took place.
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