Nine die in Uganda New Year stampede - police

At least nine people died in a shopping mall crush in Uganda's capital on Sunday as revellers rang in the New Year, police said.

After fireworks outside the Freedom City mall in Kampala, "a stampede ensued, resulting in the instant deaths of five people and injuries to several others," it said. "Emergency responders arrived on the scene and transported the injured individuals to the hospital, where nine were confirmed dead."