At least 35 children killed in crowd crush at school fair in Nigeria
by Guardian staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6T1XG)
Police arrest eight people after incident at Basorun Islamic high school in the city of Ibadan
At least 35 children have died and six others were seriously injured in a crowd crush at a school fair in Nigeria's third largest city, Ibadan.
Police said eight people had been arrested for their various involvements" in the incident. Among those detained was the main sponsor of the event on Wednesday at the Basorun Islamic highschool, which was organised by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.
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