India: At least 68 pilgrims killed in temple stampede

At least 68 pilgrims, including 30 children, have been killed in a stampede at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India, according to police.

Senior police officer C.P. Verma said 30 children and 38 women were killed today in the crush at the Naina Devi Temple in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh state.

He said more than 40 others were injured and police were transporting them to hospitals.

The incident is believed to have happened after a railing on the way to the temple collapsed.