Twelve people were killed and hundreds more injured after a celebration for Algeria's World Cup qualifying win turned deadly.
An estimated 240 people reported sustaining injuries after the festivities, according to the Associated Press.
Government officials in the country released a statement obtained by TIME on Wednesday that reported five casualties after a van veered off a road into a ravine in the mountain town of Bejaia, located just east of Algiers.
Four other people were killed after a car crash in the southern city Biskra, the Associated Press reported. The statement didn't provide details on the other three who died, aside from mentioning that the fatalities occurred in various towns.
The identities of the deceased have not yet been released, nor have their respective causes of death.
Algerians poured into the streets Tuesday night to celebrate their soccer team's 1-0 victory past Burkina Faso that will send the nation's players straight to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Citizens drove their cars up and down the avenues, honking horns in jubilation amid the heavy rain on Tuesday night. In downtown Algiers, crowds of Algerians rushed gathered to celebrate the win by waving the country's flag, singing, and setting off fireworks. Photos from the event show mobs of people sitting on each other's shoulders, mouths open wide with expressions of elation on their faces.
Four other African countires - Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria - will join Algeria for the World Cup in 2014.
