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At least six people have died during a crowd crush at a military recruitment event in a stadium in Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The “tragic” crush appeared to have been caused by an “an unexpected surge of applicants who breached security protocols and rushed into the gates,” said a statement from Ghana’s armed forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands had turned up to El-Wak stadium, in the capital, Accra, with the hope of joining the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ghana has a youth unemployment rate of about 13% and such recruitment events normally draw large crowds and often result in chaotic scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deadline to apply for this event was extended by a week to accommodate more applicants, as some had experienced difficulties in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several people are receiving emergency medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Army spokesperson Capt Veronica Adzo Arhin said the crush occurred ahead of the event’s scheduled start of 06:20 GMT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calm has been restored, and the recruitment exercise has now started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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