At least 18 die in Hindu festival stampede in India
- Published: 19 Nov 2012 at 22.47
- Online news: Asia
At least 18 people were killed and more than a dozen injured following the collapse of a bridge which triggered a stampede on Monday during a Hindu festival in the eastern Indian city of Patna, officials said.
Indian Hindu devotees cross a bamboo bridge as they gather to pay homage to the setting sun during the Chhat Puja festival on the banks of the Ganges River in Patna.
"Bodies of the 18 people killed in the stampede have been sent to the hospital for autopsies," Jayant Kant, a police superintendent in Patna told AFP.
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