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.

India: At least 68 pilgrims killed in temple stampede
Sun, 03 Aug, 2008 - 15:58

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.

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