What the records say
- When
- 29 Mar 2009
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 5.34° N, 4.03° W
- Description
- A stampede kills 22 people and injures at least 130 during a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Placed at the town its text puts it in, Abidjan.
2009 Houphouët-Boigny stampede
Fatal crowd crush in Ivory Coast
The 2009 Houphouët-Boigny stampede occurred on 29 March 2009 in the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Ivory Coast before a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Malawi and Ivory Coast. Nineteen people were killed and 135 were injured. In an attempt to control a crowd crush, police fired tear gas into the crowds, who had begun jostling with each other at least 40 minutes before kick off.
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