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Reports of gunfire sparks panic on London's Oxford StreetThousands of shoppers fled in panic as armed police swooped on London's Oxford Street and Oxford Circus Tube station after receiving reports that shots had been fired. People were seen taking shelter in nea More… |
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22 killed in stampede at Mumbai railway stationA stampede on a footbridge at a Mumbai railway station has left 22 people dead and injured more than 30, reported BBC citing senior Indian officials. The tragedy occurred during the morning rush hour at Elphins More… |
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New Year's Eve stampede kills 35 in ShanghaiA stampede killed at least 35 people during New Year's Eve celebrations in Shanghai, authorities said, possibly caused by people rushing to pick up fake money thrown from a building overlooking the city's famous Bund waterfront district. More… |
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18 killed in stampede at home of Indian spiritual leaderAt least 18 people died and nearly 50 were injured in a stampede in Mumbai early on Saturday as thousands of mourners gathered following the death of the 102-year-old leader of a Muslim sect, police said. The stampede took place o More… |
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Nigeria church stampede kills 24 peopleAt least 24 people died during a stampede at an overcrowded church gathering in eastern Nigeria, the Red Cross said on Sunday. Nineteen women were among the dead at the stampede in the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Uke, Anambra st More… |
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India temple stampede toll reaches 115The toll of dead from a stampede at a Hindu temple in India rose to 115 on Monday, police said, as a search ended for more victims of the second deadly crush at the site in seven years. Nearly 150,000 pilgrims had gathered at the More… |
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64 die in India temple stampedeAt least 64 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a stampede after a bridge collapsed near a remote Hindu temple in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh, a senior police official told Reuters on Sunday. A large nu More… |
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India stampede kills 36 at biggest religious festA stampede at a railway station in northern India killed at least 36 Hindu pilgrims on Sunday, the busiest day of the world's largest religious festival at which some 30 million had gathered to wash away their sins in the sacred Ganges river More… |
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Cambodia stampede kills 345 at festivalA stampede on a bridge in Cambodia's capital killed at least 345 people when thousands panicked, pinning and trampling revellers on the last day of a festival marking the end of the rainy season. Th More… |
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147 die in Indian temple stampedeAt least 147 people died in a stampede at a temple in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan as Hindus gathered to begin one of the most important religious festivals of the year, police said Tuesday. A handful of people fell while climbing More… |
