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Cause of crush still unknown, police blame slippery slope
Times (UK) Sep 30, 08 5:17 AM CDT
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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.
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Nation welcomes economic boost, but not liberal culture
Christian Science Monitor Aug 13, 08 12:56 PM CDT
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Two men kissing near the Mount of Olives isn’t what religious pilgrims expect in Jerusalem, and the boom in gay tourism is making some uneasy, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Thousands of gay travelers—drawn to the beaches, nightlife, and trendy Tel Aviv—have visited Israel this year, spending millions of “pink dollars.” It's a sharp contrast to the industry's lifeblood: evangelical Christians and travelers with Jewish interests.
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Bus was packed with Buddhist pilgrims; authorities blame Tamil Tigers
AFP Feb 2, 08 9:53 AM CST
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A bomb suspected to be the work of Tamil Tiger rebels detonated on a crowded bus in Sri Lanka today, killing at least 20 and leaving more than 60 seriously burned or otherwise injured. The parcel bomb ripped through a private bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims that had stopped at a station en route to a pilgrimage town, AFP reports.
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Israel may nab Hamas members on board; conditions worsening
BBC Dec 29, 07 12:50 PM CST
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More than 2,000 Palestinian pilgrims are stuck floating in the Red Sea today, barred from returning to Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah border crossing. Egypt demands that they reenter through an Israeli checkpoint, but Hamas fears that members on board will be arrested. Israel has claimed that the militants will try to smuggle funds into Gaza, the BBC reports.
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15 bodies recovered after suspension span collapses
CNN Dec 25, 07 1:04 PM CST
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Nepalese rescuers were searching into the night for about 200 people who plummeted into a swirling river when a suspension bridge collapsed. Another 15 bodies have been recovered, and 32 were taken to nearby hospitals. Up to 1,000 Hindu pilgrims were on the bridge when it failed in a remote part of Nepal. Most swam to safety after the 100-foot plunge.
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