Stampede during Guatemala Indepence day event kills 9, injures 20

A stampede broke out at a concert to commemorate Guatemala’s independence day in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Nine people were killed in the incident, including 2 children, and 20 others were injured, authorities said.

According to witnesses, the organizers closed the entrances and exits, but the people behind, thinking the door was open, pushed each other, causing a stampede.

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