Six killed, over 100 injured in stampede in Italy

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Six people, including five teenagers, died and over 100 others wounded in a stampede at a nightclub in Corinaldo, near Ancona on the east coast of Italy early Saturday, local media reported.

The suspected use of a pepper spray-like substance is believed to have sparked the chaos at the venue in the town of Corinaldo, near Ancona in central Italy, the fire service said in a statement.

The victims include three girls and two boys aged between 14 and 16 and a 39-year-old woman who accompanied her daughter to the concert.

Some 10 people are in a critical condition, doctors said, with at least 120 injured in total.

Emergency personnel attends to victims of a stampede at a nightclub in Corinaldo near Ancona, Italy, December 8, 2018. /VCG Photo

The exit used led to a small bridge and the car park. The force of the fleeing crowd made a railing collapse, and dozens of people fell, crushing those at the bottom of the pile, according to a preliminary investigation.

The crowd at the Lanterna Azzurra (Blue Lantern) club was attending a performance by Italian rapper Sfera Ebbasta, known as "the king of the trap" for his style of Hip Hop.

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Source(s): AFP