At least 10 people died and 120 were injured in the stampede at a stadium in Angola

LONDON, January 2. /Correspondent. ITAR-TASS Alan BUD /. In the capital of Angola, 10 people were killed and about 120 injured in the stampede that occurred at the stadium, which hosted the celebration. As reported by Reuters Angolan emergency services, among the dead - four children.

Stampede occurred on New Year's night at the entrance to the stadium, "Citadel desportiva" in Luanda. The tragedy is that it is a religious event a lot more people than the organizers expected. "We expect that there will be 70000 people, but the people were much more", - said Deputy Angolan bishop of the World Church of God's kingdom Ferner Batalha.

Conducted the night service organization World Church of the Kingdom of God belongs to the Protestant Pentecostal denomination. It was founded in Brazil in 1977 and is thought to have about 8 million adherents worldwide.