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14 killed in stampede during religious gathering in China

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IANS Beijing

Fourteen people were killed and 10 others injured in a stampede during a religious gathering in northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region Sunday, authorities said.

The stampede occurred at 1 p.m. during the process of handing out traditional religious food to attendees at a event to commemorate a late religious figure in a mosque in Ningxia's Xiji town of Guyuan city, Xinhua reported

The injured were hospitalised immediately, with four in critical condition. Investigation is underway.

 

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First Published: Jan 06 2014 | 4:58 AM IST

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