Dozens more injured in Kwekwe as thousands tried
to leave stadium through same exit after prayer
service ended .
At least eleven people have been killed and dozens
injured in a stampede at a stadium in Zimbabwe ,
as thousands of people at a prayer service tried to
leave through the same exit, police have said .
About 30, 000 people were packed into a stadium
in Kwekwe , 213km west of the capital Harare, on
late Thursday evening to listen to Walter Magaya ,
a pastor who draws huge crowds, Senior Assistant
Commissioner Shadreck Mubaiwa told the Reuters
news agency .
When the service ended on Friday morning, the
congregation rushed towards a single exit,
triggering a stampede that killed four people at the
stadium. Another seven were pronounced dead at
a nearby hospital .
"Police tried to rescue people but they were
overwhelmed by the crowds. It is unfortunate that
people wanted to rush out , which made it difficult
to contain the situation, " Mubaiwa said
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