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| Indian stampede kills Hindu worshippers | |
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| At least 100 people have been killed following a stampede of Hindu worshippers crossing a bridge to a temple, police said. The chaos broke out on Sundayas rumours spread that the bridge was collapsing over the Sindh River, DK Arya, deputy inspector general of police in the Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh state, told the Press Trust of India. | |
| Women and children are among the dead, he said. More than 100 people were recovering in hospital. | Women and children are among the dead, he said. More than 100 people were recovering in hospital. |
| Police wielding sticks had charged the crowd in an effort to contain the panic, Arya said. People retaliated by hurling stones at officers and one officer was badly injured. | Police wielding sticks had charged the crowd in an effort to contain the panic, Arya said. People retaliated by hurling stones at officers and one officer was badly injured. |
| It was not immediately clear how many people were on the bridge when the stampede started. Local media said around 500,000 people had gone to the remote Ratangarh village temple in the Madhya Pradesh district of Datia to honour the Hindu mother goddess Durga on the last day of the 10-day Navaratra festival. The state has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident. | It was not immediately clear how many people were on the bridge when the stampede started. Local media said around 500,000 people had gone to the remote Ratangarh village temple in the Madhya Pradesh district of Datia to honour the Hindu mother goddess Durga on the last day of the 10-day Navaratra festival. The state has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident. |
| Sonia Gandhi, the leader of India's ruling Congress party, expressed "shock and deep anguish over the tragic incident", according to a party statement. | Sonia Gandhi, the leader of India's ruling Congress party, expressed "shock and deep anguish over the tragic incident", according to a party statement. |
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