Soolking: Stampede at Algeria rap concert ‘kills at least five’ (BBC)

At least five people have been killed in a stampede at a rap concert in the Algerian capital.

Thousands had gathered at a stadium in Algiers to see rapper Abderraouf Derradji, better known as Soolking, perform when a stampede is said to have broken out at one of the entrances.

Twenty-one people were injured in the stampede and taken to hospital, medical sources told local media outlets.

The concert then went ahead and was carried live on Algerian TV. Read more