Dozens die in stampede during festival in India
At least 36 Hindu pilgrims were killed during a stampede at a train station in India. The incident happened as millions of people gathered for a Hindu festival in which worshippers take a holy dip in the Ganges River. NBCNews.com's Gabe Gutierrez reports.
India stampede kills 36 at world's largest religious festival
ALLAHABAD, India (Reuters) - A stampede at a railway station in northern India killed at least 36 Hindu pilgrims on Sunday, the busiest day of the world's largest religious festival at which some 30 million had gathered to wash away their sins in the sacred Ganges river. Full story
At least 18 dead in stampede at massive Indian Hindu festival
ALLAHABAD, India (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed in a stampede in the Indian city of Allahabad on Sunday as Hindus returned from a river dip at the world's largest religious festival. Full story
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