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Monday, August 25, 2014

10 killed in India temple stampede

A stampede at a Hindu temple in central India has killed at least 10 people and injured scores more, according to local police and media. 
Hundreds of pilgrims were gathering at a holy hill in the Chitrakoot area of Madhya Pradesh state when some tripped and fell, sparking panic, police official Vinay Kumar Singh told the AFP news agency on Monday.
“A stampede broke out very early this morning, around 5:30 or so, where five women and five men have died,” Singh said, adding, “the place is still very chaotic and crowded, but police and ambulances have reached the spot.”
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