Tragedy ahead of Christmas...Ten people were crushed in a Nigerian cathedral.

Ahead of Christmas, 10 people were crushed to death as crowds flocked to a Nigerian cathedral to receive free groceries at once, the Associated Press reported.

Nigerian police said 10 people, including four children, were killed in an accident at a Christmas event at a cathedral in downtown Abuja on the morning of the 21st local time.

In Nigeria, 35 people were crushed to death on the 19th as people flocked to an Islamic high school in Bashorun, Oyu Province, southwestern, to receive gifts and food.

In Nigeria, Africa's largest population with 220 million people, many organizations and religious facilities are holding such charity events as the worst living hardship, the Associated Press said.