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109814
Thu, 03/04/2010 - 20:04
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MORE THAN 60 KILLED AT INDIAN TEMPLE
Baku, March 4 (AzerTac). At least 63 people have been killed and scores of others injured in a stampede at a temple in a small town in the north of the country. More than half the victims were children and the rest were women. The accident occurred at the Ram Janki temple in Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh state, where a large crowd had gathered on Thursday for a ritual feast and distribution of free utensils and clothes.
The gifts were being handed out to mark the anniversary of the death of the wife of a Hindu holy man who runs a charitable trust. The town where the tragedy occurred is about 180 kilometers southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. Police say the stampede took place when a large gate collapsed and fell on some devotees. Rescue operations continued for several hours, with local people joining the police to extricate those trapped. The injured were taken to hospitals in nearby towns. Witnesses say there were not enough volunteers or arrangements to control the large crowd.
The gifts were being handed out to mark the anniversary of the death of the wife of a Hindu holy man who runs a charitable trust. The town where the tragedy occurred is about 180 kilometers southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. Police say the stampede took place when a large gate collapsed and fell on some devotees. Rescue operations continued for several hours, with local people joining the police to extricate those trapped. The injured were taken to hospitals in nearby towns. Witnesses say there were not enough volunteers or arrangements to control the large crowd.
