At least seven dead in ‘stampede-like’ incident at India temple
- The fatal incident reportedly took place amid a rush of devotees at a temple in India’s Bihar state.
- At least seven people have died, and more than a dozen have been injured, in a “stampede-like” incident caused by a falling electricity pole at the Ashok Dham temple in Lakhisarai, in India’s eastern state of Bihar, according to officials.
- “It is being said that an electric pole fell there and people were electrocuted, which led to a stampede-like situation,” Shivam Kumar, a senior police officer, told news agency ANI on Monday.
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- The fatal incident reportedly took place amid a rush of devotees at a temple in India’s Bihar state.
- At least seven people have died, and more than a dozen have been injured, in a “stampede-like” incident caused by a falling electricity pole at the Ashok Dham temple in Lakhisarai, in India’s eastern state of Bihar, according to officials.
- “It is being said that an electric pole fell there and people were electrocuted, which led to a stampede-like situation,” Shivam Kumar, a senior police officer, told news agency ANI on Monday.
Sources: Al Jazeera