“The stampede took place during an all-night Christian worship event at New Kru Town, a neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital. The doctors said 29 persons died and some are on the critical list. This is a sad day for the country,” the deputy information minister Jalawah Tonpo said.

Meanwhile, President George M. Weah declared a 3-day state of National Mourning following the tragic and heavy loss of lives in the stampede. (ILKHA)