AT LEAST NINE people died in a shopping mall crush as revellers rang in the New Year in Uganda’s capital on Sunday, police 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,” police spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire said. “Emergency responders arrived on the scene and transported the injured individuals to the hospital, where nine were confirmed dead.”Owoyesigyire said “juveniles” were among the victims, without providing further details on their ages.The celebrations to welcome in 2023 were the first in the east African country in three years, after restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic and security issues.
Fucking fireworks going off here in santry this sun afternoon already and its not even 3pm or and dark yet ffs the guards are probably safe in their barracks
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