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Stampede kills 145 at Hindu temple in India
At the Naina Devi Temple in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district a stampede during Hindu goddess celebrations killed 145 pilgrims. Authorities say rumors of a landslide sparked the panic as pilgrims on a narrow path collided near a wall and cliff, with a guard rail giving way and many bodies later moved to hospitals for autopsies.
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India
New Delhi
Himalayas
C.P Verma
Bilaspur
Naina Devi Temple
Himachal Pradesh
Jawahar Khurana
Press Trust of India
Anandpur Sahib
Punjab
R. N. Dhoke
Associated Press