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DR Congo

At least 37 younger people were killed when panic erupted during an army recruitment event in Congo, the authorities announced on Tuesday. The event took place at a stadium in the capital Brazzaville. There is no information yet about what exactly went wrong. Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso called the incident, which took place during the night between Monday and Tuesday, a “tragedy”. “A crisis unit has been established,” he said. Last week, the DRC army announced that 1,500 people between the ages of 18 and 25 were to be recruited. /ritzau/