Two dead after stampede in Angola where Pope was speaking

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by Amy Judd | March 21, 2009 at 12:33 pm
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Two people have died after a stampede at a stadium in Luanda, Angola where Pope Benedict was going to speak at a youth rally.

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Thousands of people rushed into the stadium to get a chance to see the Pope four and a half hours early.

Police and hospital officials were not immediately available for comment on the report. Lusa said the victims were a young man and a young woman who died at the scene. Their ages weren't given

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