A concert in Algeria turns into tragedy (photos + videos)

Five people were killed Thursday night in Algeria and dozens of others were injured in a scramble at a concert by rapper Abdel Raouf Darraji, dubbed "soolking".

The ceremony, which took place in a sports stadium in Algiers, gathered around 20,000 spectators. It was the first meeting of "soolking" residing in France with the public since its entry into the art scene.

Since the announcement of the ceremony, Algerian social media is teeming with images of young people lining up to buy tickets for the concert, much to the dismay of those who have called for a boycott because of the situation. political in the country.

This prompted the Algerian singer to publish a video in which he confirmed that "the concert would be organized.There are places for families and other young people, and the amount of entry 1500 Algerian dinars, and no money. did not come to my country to earn money ".

"Half of the proceeds will go to orphanages in Algiers and sick children in hospitals in central Algeria," he said.

"Soolking" said that he had chosen "Thursday, August 22 to present the concert so as not to affect the dates of the popular movement."

The star is very popular in Algeria, culminating with the release of the song "La Liberté", which became a popular movement song that began on February 22nd.

Source: agencies

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