At least 78 killed in stampede in Yemen’s capital, dozens more injured
A crowd of people apparently spooked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid incapital late Wednesday, killing at least 78 and injuring at least 73 others, according to eyewitnesses and Houthi rebel officials.
Video posted on social media showed dozens of bodies on the ground, some motionless and others screaming as people tried to help. The ministry’s spokesman, Brig. Abdel-Khaleq al-Aghri, blamed the crush on the “random distribution” of funds without coordination with local authorities. The tragedy came ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month Ramadan later this week.
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