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Eid-al-Fitr festival turns bloody at Kasoa

A chaotic incident at the Eid-al-Fitr festival in Kasoa has left three persons injured and one other in critical condition.

According to a report by 3news.com, two rival groups from Walantu and Odupongkpehe zongos clashed during a street carnival to climax the Eid-al-Fitr celebration.

Three persons sustained injuries, with one in critical condition as the celebration of the festivities turned chaotic at Kasoa on March 31, 2025.

A relative of one of the injured stated that the chaos was a reprisal attack from an “existing feud” between the two Muslim dominated communities in the central part of Kasoa.

Though the groups had a lingering dispute, “the fasting period prevented them from engaging in a fight and the intervention of community leaders also seemed to have put the matter to rest,” Mohammed Ousman, a witness to the clash, explained.

A female victim recounted events as, “I was having fun with my friends when the violence suddenly erupted. I felt a sharp cut on my hand.”

One person has since been detained and assisting in investigations at the CBD police station in Kasoa.

The police said the members of the youth groups carried on them various weapons, including well sharpened machetes to the carnival.

The police are still on a manhunt to apprehend other suspects who are linked to the street fight.

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

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