116 killed in stampede at India religious gathering
"The attendees were exiting the venue when a dust storm blinded their vision, leading to a melee and the subsequent tragic incident," said Chaitra V., divisional commissioner of Aligarh city in Uttar Pradesh state, told AFP.
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Policemen manage the mourners as the deceased who died in a melee during a sermon, are brought to a hospital in Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. (AFP Photo)
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At least 116 people were crushed to death at an overcrowded Hindu religious gathering in northern India on Tuesday, government officials said, the worst such