CHERVONOHRAD Ukraine AP Four Ukrainian schoolchildren were in comas Tuesday after a movie theater stampede that occurred the day before killing four children hospital officials said. Seven other children were also still hospitalized after the accident in a movie theater in the town of Chervonohrad 450 kilometers 279 miles west of the capital Kiev. Four children aged between 11 and 14 were crushed to death as they were leaving the theater and collided on a narrow steep stairway with other students rushing forward to find seats for the American movie ``Armageddon.'' Police have not determined who was to blame for the deaths Oleksiy Brukh of Chervonohrad's municipal council told the Interfax news agency. The Emergency Situations Ministry however blamed movie theater personnel for violating safety rules. ``Armageddon'' has been one of the most popular films in Ukraine for several months and the theater was the only one showing the film in Chervonohrad. About 800 children from five schools in Chervonohrad came to the two afternoon showings of the film the one that was ending when the accident occurred and the one that was about to start. President Leonid Kuchma sent a telegram of condolences and ordered local authorities to assist the families that lost their children. str/vl/sms/adc APW19981201.1197.txt.body.html APW19981201.0040.txt.body.html