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140 Killed in India Temple Stampede

40 children among the dead in mountaintop pilgrimmage

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 3, 2008 8:58 AM CDT

(Newser) – At least 140 people, including at least 40 children, were killed today in a stampede when a restraining rail gave way at a Hindu temple in northern India, the BBC reports. The pilgrims were attending a 9-day religious festival. Authorities used a cable car to...   Read full story »

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