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Stampede near temple kills 115 people in India

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The death toll from a stampede near a temple in central India rose to 115, an official said Oct. 14.

Thousands of Hindu pilgrims were crossing a bridge leading to a temple in Madhya Pradesh state Oct. 13 when they panicked at rumors the bridge would collapse, triggering a stampede.

The deputy inspector general of police, D.K. Arya, said the toll is expected to rise.

Hundreds of thousands of devotees had thronged the temple to honor the Hindu mother goddess Durga on the last day of the popular 10-day Navaratra festival. (AP)

インド中部の寺院で参拝者転倒、少なくとも115人が死亡

インド中部マディヤプラデシュ州にあるヒンズー教の寺院に続く橋の上で10月13日、参拝者が殺到し、将棋倒しになる事件が起きた。死者の数は115人に上った。

The Japan Times ST: October 25, 2013