Posted on Jan 1, 2022
12 people were killed when a crowd surged at a popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir
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A crowd surge at a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 12 people and injured 15 others on New Year's Day, officials said.
Initial reports suggested an altercation between a group of devotees led to the crush early Saturday at the Mata Vaishnav Devi shrine, where tens of thousands of Hindus gathered to pay respects in the hilly town of Katra near southern Jammu city.
A crowd surge at a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 12 people and injured 15 others on New Year's Day, officials said.
Initial reports suggested an altercation between a group of devotees led to the crush early Saturday at the Mata Vaishnav Devi shrine, where tens of thousands of Hindus gathered to pay respects in the hilly town of Katra near southern Jammu city.
12 people were killed when a crowd surged at a popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir
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That would be a terrible way to go. Out and about having the time of your life and then wham, out of nowhere, get trampled to death.
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Sad, but those things happen when there is inadequate crowd control.
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