Official: At least 63 killed and dozens more injured in a stampede at a temple in north India.
By APThursday, March 4, 2010
India: 63 dead, dozens injured in temple stampede
LUCKNOW, India — A senior local government official says that the death toll in a stampede at a temple in north India has risen to 63.
Ashok Kumar says dozens of people were also injured Thursday when thousands of people crowded into the compound of a temple in Kunda, a small town 112 miles (180 kilometers) southeast of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state.
Local police official Brij Lal says free clothes and utensils were being distributed at a religious function at the Ram Janki temple, which likely caused the stampede.
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