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Nine including a child killed in Mexico stage collapse at campaign event

Presidential candidate of the Citizen's Movement Party Jorge Alvarez Maynez reacts at the site after a gust of wind caused a structure to collapse, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries, at a campaign event for the Citizens' Movement party, in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril REFILE - CORRECTING JORGE ALVAREZ MAYNEZ'S DESIGNATION FROM "PARTY PRESIDENT" TO "PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE"

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A stage collapsed at a Mexican election campaign rally on Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring dozens as high winds tore apart the large, concert-style structure, scattering politicians and attendees.

Around 50 people were injured at the rally for the Citizens' Movement party in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, Samuel Garcia, the state's governor, said on social media.