14 Killed in China Stampede

Chinese state media are reporting that 14 people have been killed and 10 injured in a stampede at a religious ceremony in northwest China.   The official Xinhua news agency reported Monday that the stampede occurred as food was being handed out at a commemoration for a religious figure at a mosque in the Guyuan municipality in the northwest Ningxia region.   Four of those injured are in critical condition at a local hospital.   The Ningxia region is home to a large...

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