At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede in a nightclub in the Venezuelan capital Caracas.
The Interior Minister, Néstor Reverol has confirmed the stampede was triggered when a tear‑gas canister was set off during a brawl, he said.
Party‑goers were celebrating the end of the school year and several of the dead are reported to be minors.
The minister said seven people have been arrested over the case.
Venezuelan media reports that the majority of the deceased were between 16 and 20-years-old.
[Source:BBC News]
