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At Least Six Perish in Crowd Crush at Ghanaian Armed Forces Enlistment Drive
No fewer than six individuals have died amid a stampede at a armed forces enlistment gathering held in a sports arena in the West African nation.
The midweek "tragic" incident appeared to have been caused by "an unexpected surge of applicants who breached security protocols and stormed the gates," stated a release from the nation's military.
22 additional individuals were hurt, among them five who remain in serious state.
Thousands had gathered at the El-Wak sports venue, in the main city, the capital, with the aspiration of enlisting in the armed forces.
Ghana has a youth unemployment rate of about 32%, the latest government statistics indicate, and such enlistment drives normally draw massive gatherings and often lead to chaotic scenes.
The closing date to apply for this recruitment was prolonged for a week to accommodate additional candidates, as some had faced challenges in the process.
Military representative Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin stated the stampede occurred before the event's scheduled start of 06:20 GMT.
The nation's leader President John Mahama has visited the injured in medical care.
Calm has been restored, and the recruitment exercise has since begun.
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