On Monday, the Burundi National Police (PNB) confirmed that at least eight people were killed and nine others were injured in a stampede during a religious gathering in Bujumbura. RELATED:Venezuela Laments Stampede Tragedy in HaitiThe incident occurred on Saturday night at the end of a meeting organized by the “Kanguka” movement, led by evangelical preacher Chris Ndikumana, at a school in the northeastern part of the capital. ================Une foule immense est déjà réunie à l’ETS Kamenge, à Bujumbura. Stampedes at large religious events are a recurring phenomenon on the continent. That same year, in Liberia, a stampede triggered by an attack by a group of thieves on worshippers leaving an evangelical gathering left at least 29 people dead, including 11 children.