85 people were killed and more than 320 were injured in a stampede during the distribution of funds in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen.
According to the details, a terrible incident happened in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, a victim of civil war, where eighty-five people were crushed to death and more than 320 were injured in the stampede.
The stampede took place when hundreds of people had gathered for a function organized by businessmen to distribute financial assistance.
According to the news agency, armed Houthis fired in the air in an attempt to control the crowd, as a result of which panic spread among the people and people started running around.
Eyewitnesses said that a stampede broke out due to firing, but after the stampede, abandoned shoes and other goods were lying on the ground.
The Ministry of Interior has expressed concern over the deaths, while the police have also detained those who distributed the funds and are investigating them.
Rescue officials told the news agency “Reuters” that 5,000 Yemeni Rials per person were being given to deserving people in the school before Eid al-Fitr.
