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Dozens killed or injured in stampede at Ivory Coast football match (Amy Fallon, 30 March 2009, The Guardian)

At least 22 people have been killed and 132 wounded in a crush at a World Cup qualifying match in an Ivory Coast stadium.

Fans at the Félix Houphouet-Boigny arena pushed against each other shortly before the game between Ivory Coast and Malawi, setting off a panic that led to the stampede, interior minister Desire Tagro said on state television.

"They started pushing to get in because the match was about to start and every one of them wanted to get in," Tagro said.