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World|life|December 8, 2018 / 11:38 AM
Italy nightclub stampede kills six and injures 100

AKIPRESS.COM - Six people have been killed and more than 100 injured, 10 of them seriously, in a stampede at a nightclub in Italy, BBC reports citing officials.

The incident took place near the eastern coastal city of Ancona.

Some reports say there was panic after pepper spray was fired inside the club in the town of Corinaldo.

The Lanterna Azzurra club was hosting a concert by rapper Sfera Ebbasta and up to 1,000 people were thought to be inside.

The incident took place at around 01:00 (midnight GMT) as Italy began celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

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