Fatal stampede causes chaos at Venezuelan concert

It is believed that three teenagers were killed and many more injured at in a stampede at a free-to-enter rap concert in Caracas on Saturday

© Parque Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda

A free concert held at Caracas’ Francisco de Miranda park on Saturday (9 November) resulted in tragedy, as a stampede left up to three dead and dozens injured. Police estimated that 8,000 people – the vast majority minors – arrived to see the concert by Venezuelan trap artist Neutro Shorty, real name Liomar Acosta.

According to many reports, three minors were killed in the stampede. Other sources put the death toll at one, whereas online Venezuela TV channel VPI TV reports that four…

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