Nightclub stampede kills 6 in Italy, 5 of them teenagers

Six people were killed and dozens more injured in a stampede at a nightclub in Corinaldo, Italy, early Saturday.

A crowd of hundreds was waiting to see a rapper named Sfera Ebbasta when someone reportedly fired pepper spray inside the club. A stampede ensued, and protective railways by an emergency exit gave way. Five of those killed were teenagers between the ages of 14 and 16, and one, a 39-year-old woman, was accompanying her daughter to the concert.

"These [victims] are young people. It's absurd to die this way," said Luigi Di Maio, Italy's deputy prime minister. "As a government we will do everything we can to clarify the circumstances and make sure the security norms were followed."

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