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177 Killed in India Temple Stampede

Posted Sep 30, 08 5:17 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – A stampede killed at least 177 worshipers at a Hindu temple in western India today, the Times of London reports. Early theories for the crush included a bomb scare and a broken barricade, but police are blaming the steep, slippery path that leads to the temple. Similar stampedes have killed more than 400 people in India during the last 4 years.


Source: Times (UK)

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A police officer carries a stampede victim at the Chamunda Devi temple inside the massive 15th century Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur, India, today.   (AP Photo)
A ramp leads to the Chamunda Devi temple inside the massive 15th century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India.   (AP Photo)
People attend to stampede victims at a temple in Jodhpur, India, today. At least 177 people were killed when thousands of pilgrims stampeded.   (AP Photo)
Volunteers carry a stampede victim in Jodhpur, India.   (AP Photo)
Volunteers carry a stampede victim in Jodhpur, India, today. At least 177 people were killed when thousands of worshipers stampeded today.   (AP Photo)
Volunteers carry a stampede victim.   (AP Photo)
Onlookers gather after a stampede at the Chamunda Devi temple inside the massive 15th century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, today.   (AP Photo)
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