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Venezuelan Official: 17 Dead in Caracas Club Stampede Sparked by Tear Gas

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06/16/18
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An ambulance in Caracas

Beyond the 17 killed in the Caracas club stampede, at least five others were taken to hospital for treatment. Photo: AFP

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Seventeen people, including eight minors, were killed at a crowded Caracas club early Saturday when a tear gas canister was detonated, setting off a stampede, Venezuelan officials said.

The deaths occurred after a brawl broke out during a middle school graduation party and someone detonated the tear gas, sending more than 500 people rushing for the exits, said Interior and Justice Minister Nestor Reverol.

BREAKING Caracas tear gas explosion leads to 17 deaths in Venezuelan nightclub stampedehttps://t.co/FSqQaXgqB8 pic.twitter.com/gRR4EHPfNA

— Mirror Breaking News (@MirrorBreaking_) June 16, 2018

In comments aired on state VTV television, Reverol put the death toll at 17.

Witnesses said a minor, one of seven people detained in the incident, is suspected of setting off the tear gas.

Official reports said the victims died of suffocation or multiple trauma. At least five people were hurt in the incident and taken to hospital for treatment.

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