Ivory Coast New Year's fireworks stampede kills 60
Tragedy strikes near Ivory Coast's Abidjan stadium as crowd gathers to watch fireworks
About 60 people were crushed to death in a stampede outside a stadium in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan after a New Year's Eve fireworks display.
The tragedy unfolded near Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, where a crowd had gathered to watch fireworks.
Piles of abandoned shoes and clothing could be seen ouside the stadium. People reported seeing many injured children, while images broadcast on television showed bodies stretched lifeless on the ground outside the stadium.
A rescue worker said at least 200 people had been wounded in addition to those killed.
One of the injured said security forces had arrived to break up the crowd, triggering a panic in which many people fell over and were trampled.
"The provisional death toll is 60 and there are 49 injured," Interior Minister Hamed Bakayoko said.
President Alassane Ouattara, visiting injured people in hospital, called the incident a national tragedy and said an investigation was underway to determine what happened.