India: Scores killed in temple stampede

At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured today when thousands of pilgrims stampeded at a Hindu temple in the historic town of Jodhpur in western India.

Severe overcrowding apparently caused the crush as more than 12,000 people gathered at the temple to celebrate a Hindu festival, Jodhpur Police superintendent Malini Agarwal said. The bodies of 40 people were taken to two local hospitals, she said.