China: Children hurt in playground crush

A RUSH to the playground turned into a stampede that left dozens of primary school children hurt, seven severely, in western China yesterday.

By The Newsroom

Published 29th Nov 2010, 16:15 BST

Updated 29th Nov 2010, 22:16 BST

Children at the No 5 Elementary School in Aksu city were rushing downstairs for after-class exercises around noon when some students fell.