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Liberia's President George Weah has declared three days of national mourning after visiting the scene of tragedy in a suburb of Monrovia where at least 29 people were killed during an open-air church service.

Armed men are said to have attacked the worshippers as the revival meeting was ending. A stampede occurred. Eleven children and a pregnant woman were among the dead.

One witness, Moses Kumeh, explained what he saw: 鈥淲hen the service finished the group going out met with the group coming in. Men at the entrance were attacking people leaving the service.鈥�

The Liberian Minister of Information, Ledgerhood Rennie, said the authorities were doing their best to ensure security in the country and that a full investigation was now underway.

鈥淎s a result of our civil conflict we have these unfortunate youths who have not had an opportunity at finding skills to earn a living for themselves so they鈥檙e street people who usually walk around looking for any opportunity to get a living. We鈥檝e been trying as a government in rehabilitate them but some have just refused.鈥�

(Pic: Shoes left behind during a stampede at the D. Tweh Memorial School campus in Monrovia, Liberia; Credit: EPA)

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