People & Politics # Loveparade ends in tragedy -Duisburg after the disaster # 30.07.2010

There has been worldwide shock at the tragedy in Duisburg, where mass panic in a tunnel leading to the Love Parade left more than 20 dead and hundreds injured. The authorities are investigating claims that the disaster could have been prevented. Even though the organizers’ safety concept had been criticized in advance of the event, the Love Parade was allowed to take place.