Fireworks display to celetrate the opening of the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament
Display location:LUANDA
City:LUANDA
Country:Angola
Date:Jan.10.
Details: LUANDA, Angola — Fireworks lit up Luanda on Sunday as traditional and contemporary performers broke into interweaving dance in a ceremony to mark the opening of the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament.
The ceremony was held at a giant, Chinese-built stadium, just two days after an armed attack on the Togo team bus left three dead.
A minute's silence was due to be observed ahead of the Angola-Mali kick-off later Sunday.
"Despite the terrorist attack, Cabinda will remain a hosting city," Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos said in an opening speech. "There is no need to be afraid."
Several African heads of state were present, including President Ruphia Banda of Zambia and South Africa's Jacob Zuma, whose country will host the World Cup later this year.
City:LUANDA
Country:Angola
Date:Jan.10.
Details: LUANDA, Angola — Fireworks lit up Luanda on Sunday as traditional and contemporary performers broke into interweaving dance in a ceremony to mark the opening of the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament.
The ceremony was held at a giant, Chinese-built stadium, just two days after an armed attack on the Togo team bus left three dead.
A minute's silence was due to be observed ahead of the Angola-Mali kick-off later Sunday.
"Despite the terrorist attack, Cabinda will remain a hosting city," Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos said in an opening speech. "There is no need to be afraid."
Several African heads of state were present, including President Ruphia Banda of Zambia and South Africa's Jacob Zuma, whose country will host the World Cup later this year.
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