Children injured at president's event in Sierra Leone
According to a statement from the government's office of the press secretary, the accident was caused by a "small bit of metal guardrail on one of the levels of the stadium came apart."
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
News outlets claim that children were hurt on Thursday when a railing at a stadium in Sierra Leone fell as the president and first lady were distributing free sanitary pads.
Social media videos depict people rushing out of a stadium in the city of Bo, many of them carrying what appear to be injured people, according to the AFP news agency.
President Julius Maada Bio wrote, "My heart goes out to all the youngsters impacted and the families of the kids who sustained injuries in the terrible incident at the Bo Stadium today."
"Our medical staff is devotedly providing the injured with medical care."
There was no immediate word on the number of fatalities.
According to a statement from the government's office of the press secretary, the accident was caused by a "small bit of metal guardrail on one of the levels of the stadium came apart."
