New Delhi, Jan 9, 2025 (AFP) - Six dead in India temple stampede

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2025-01-09

At least six people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in India, with several more injured, officials said Thursday. A huge crowd had gathered to collect entrance tokens to visit the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh when the stampede broke out on Wednesday. "The unfortunate incident... has claimed the lives of six devotees. I pray to god to give peace to the departed souls," Prem Kumar Jain,......

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