14 killed in stampede during religous gathering in Ningxia

Source: Xinhua | January 6, 2014, Monday |

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Fourteen people were killed and ten people injured in a stampede during a religious gathering in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region yesterday afternoon, according to the local government.

The stampede occurred at 1pm during the process of handing out traditional religious food to attendees at an event to commemorate a late religious figure in a mosque in Ningxia's Xiji Town of Guyuan city.

The injured were hospitalized immediately, with four in critical condition. Investigation is underway.

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14 killed in stampede during religous gathering in Ningxia

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