At least five people were killed in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian capital on Thursday night, a hospital source said.
Thousands had gathered at the concert of local rap star Abderraouf Derradji, known as “Soolking”, in a stadium in Algiers.
The crash took place in a Stadium at the central Algiers before a concert by Algerian rapper, Abderraouf Derradji, also known as Soolking late Thursday.
The people that died were two girls, two boys and a 21-year-old man, the civil defence added in a statement.
The concert went on as scheduled and was shown live on state Algerian television.
Around 45,000 fans, mostly teenagers, attended the concert, according to an Algerian news portal, Echorouk online.
According to media report, the scramble occurred when guards failed to direct people to entrances in an orderly manner.
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