At least 10 people were killed and 85 others injured in a stampede during an election rally held by President Filipe Nyusi, police said on Thursday.
that the stampede broke out while the president addressed crowds inside a stadium in the north-eastern city of Nampula on Wednesday, ahead of the October 15 general elections.The cause of the stampede remained unknown on Thursday, with the city’s police chief being suspended until the outcome of the investigation, said Mudumane.“We ordered an inquiry into the tragedy and will provide more information soon,” he added.
The southern African nation is beset by sporadic violence between the ruling party, Frelimo and the main opposition party, the former rebel group Renamo.Mozambique will hold presidential, legislative and provincial elections on October 15 2019. Four presidential candidates and 26 parties started campaigning for the general election on Saturday, the first contest without historic Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama, and the first to elect provincial governors.
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