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In India, Hindu Festival Stampede Kills Dozens

At least 32 people are dead in eastern India after a stampede at a religious festival. Bihar state officials say the stampede occurred in the state capital of Patna, as crowds were leaving the Hindu festival, known as Dussehra. Deadly stampedes are common at Indian religious festivals, where large numbers of people crowd into congested areas. It is unclear what triggered panic to erupt among the thousands of people at Friday's event. Some information in this report was...


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