“So far, 20 people have died, but the death toll could increase as there were also wounded,” Warioba told AFP. “The Apostle Boniface Mwamposa poured sacred anointing oil on the ground,” one witness, Jennifer Temu, told AFP. We have counted 20 people killed — but there are also wounded.”Police question preacher“It was horrible, people trampled on mercilessly, jostling each other with elbows,” said another witness, Peter Kilewo. Seven other people were arrested in Moshi, where the stampede took place,in connection with the incident. Sirro also said police would also look into how church organisations handle such large-scale crowd events in general.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2020 13:07 UTC