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Zambia

Stampede kills 8 in food handouts

Zambian police said eight people have died and 28 have been injured in a stampede during food handouts at a youth center in the capital, Lusaka. Police spokeswoman Esther Katongo said the stampede happened on Monday when people forced their way into the Olympic Youth Development Center, where the distribution of food handouts was scheduled to take place. Thousands of people had been invited to the event.