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Stampedes kill 13 at Nigerian charity events

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ABUJA, Nigeria -- At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Saturday.

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  1. NBC New York

    10 people including children die in stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas charity event (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Ten people, including four children, were killed in a stampede in Nigeria as a large crowd gathered at an annual Christmas event.

  2. CBS News

    10 dead, including 4 children, after stampede in Nigeria at Christmas charity event (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The stampede occurred in the early morning at a church in Nigeria, prompting evacuations at the church.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Ten people including children die in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria's capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Christmas event, the police said Saturday.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Ten people including children have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ten people including children have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    13 people, including children, die in stampedes at Nigerian Christmas charity events (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Authorities in Nigeria say at least 13 people were killed in two stampedes as crowds gathered to collect food and clothing distributed at Christmas events.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: Two stampedes leave over a dozen dead – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The twin stampedes come just days after 35 children died during a crowd crush at a school fair in the southwestern part of the country.

  7. Washington Times

    Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria? (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. Families are struggling during the country's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

  8. Washington Times

    Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution (opens Washington Times)

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    The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living …

  9. PBS NewsHour

    At least 32 people in Nigeria killed by stampedes at Christmas food distribution events (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

  10. Al Jazeera

    At least 13 people killed in Nigeria stampedes at charity events (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    At least 10 killed in the capital, Abuja, and three killed in the town of Okija during charity distributions.

  11. New York Post

    13 people — including 4 children — die in Nigerian stampedes during Christmas charity events (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    At least 13 people were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, police said.

  12. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Stampedes kill 13 at Nigerian charity events (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    ABUJA, Nigeria -- At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Saturday.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in Nigeria? (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    At least 35 children were killed in southwestern Oyo state, 22 people died in southeastern Anambra state while 10 died in the capital.

  14. Local News 8

    Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead in a rush to get Christmas gifts (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country …

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