At least 12 crushed to death in stampede at Hindu shrine on New Year’s Day
At least 12 crushed to death in stampede at Hindu shrine on New Year’s Day
Witnesses said the crush was caused by an ‘altercation’ in the crowd of devotees (Picture: AP)
A New Year’s Day stampede at a Hindu shrine has left at least 12 people dead and a further 15 injured.
The crush started at one of the gates to the Mata Vaishnav Devi shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.
It happened early on Saturday while tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered to…
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