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Zimbabwe church stampede leaves 11 dead

By AFP
Zimbabwe At least 11 people died and several others were injured during a stampede after a church service in a Zimbabwe stadium.  By  AFPFile
NOV 21, 2014 LISTEN
At least 11 people died and several others were injured during a stampede after a church service in a Zimbabwe stadium. By (AFP/File)

Kwekwe (Zimbabwe) (AFP) - At least 11 people died and several others were injured during a stampede at the end of a church service in the Zimbabwean mining town of Kwekwe, police said Friday.

Police provincial spokesman Shadreck Mubaiwa said, "Four people died during a crush at a stadium in Kwekwe. The other seven died on arrival at a state hospital in the town."

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