At least 30 people, mostly women, were killed tonight and over 70 injured in a stampede at a stadium in Bamako after hearing the preaching of a magnet of Mali. Of the 30 dead, 27 are women, according to the source, who said the avalanche occurred in the crowded stadium Modibo Keita of the capital when a large mass of people wanted to touch the magnet, Usman Madani, the end of his blessing reason for the Muslim festival of Mouloud, which commemorates the birth of the prophet Muhammad.
About 25,000 people had gathered at the stadium, the limit of their ability to hear the imam and dozens of women were in the front row next to the stage to try to receive the protection and blessing of religious leader. This would explain the high number of women among the victims, who will ball to be touched by the magnet, the sources cited.
Malian Civil Protection teams and ambulances arrived minutes after the avalanche at the stadium. Most of the more than 70 injured have been admitted to the main hospital in the capital of Mali. 
About 25,000 people had gathered at the stadium, the limit of their ability to hear the imam and dozens of women were in the front row next to the stage to try to receive the protection and blessing of religious leader. This would explain the high number of women among the victims, who will ball to be touched by the magnet, the sources cited.
Malian Civil Protection teams and ambulances arrived minutes after the avalanche at the stadium. Most of the more than 70 injured have been admitted to the main hospital in the capital of Mali.
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