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| At least 60 people have died in a stampede after the gate of a Hindu temple collapsed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police say. | At least 60 people have died in a stampede after the gate of a Hindu temple collapsed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police say. |
| Another 25 devotees were injured at the temple in Pratapgarh district, some 650km (400 miles) south-east of Delhi. | Another 25 devotees were injured at the temple in Pratapgarh district, some 650km (400 miles) south-east of Delhi. |
| Devotees had gathered for a ritual feast, police told the BBC. | Devotees had gathered for a ritual feast, police told the BBC. |
| It is still unclear what caused the gate to collapse. Hundreds of people have been killed in stampedes at crowded Indian temples in recent years. | It is still unclear what caused the gate to collapse. Hundreds of people have been killed in stampedes at crowded Indian temples in recent years. |
| In 2008, nearly 300 people were killed in stampedes and scores injured in two different Hindu temples in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh states. | In 2008, nearly 300 people were killed in stampedes and scores injured in two different Hindu temples in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh states. |
| Thursday's disaster happened at a popular Ram Janaki temple in the town of Kunda in Pratapgarh district. The temple is owned by a Hindu holy man, Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj. | |
| "The toll is likely to rise further as many women and children are injured. At least 20 are serious," one police officer told Reuters news agency. | "The toll is likely to rise further as many women and children are injured. At least 20 are serious," one police officer told Reuters news agency. |
| The BBC's Ram Dutt Tripathi in the state capital, Lucknow, says the temple gate was under construction when it collapsed, causing the stampede. | |
| Devotees had gathered for a ceremonial feast and free distribution of clothes. | Devotees had gathered for a ceremonial feast and free distribution of clothes. |