A New Year's Eve fireworks display in Ivory Coast turned from celebration to tragedy early Tuesday when more than 60 children were crushed to death in a stampede
The victims ranged in age from 8-15 were mostly from Abidjan, the country's largest city and former capital.
The stampede occurred around 1 a.m. near a stadium in Plateau, the city's business district. Rescue workers were at the scene two hours later but could not save the victims. More than 100 people were also injured in the incident.
It's not yet clear what triggered the stampede.
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