16 Hindus die in stampede in India: Official

An Indian official says a stampede has killed 16 Hindu pilgrims and injured about 50 during a religious ceremony on the banks of the Ganges River in northern India. Government spokesman Amit Chandola says the stampede at Haridwar in Uttar Pradesh state was triggered when some of the pilgrims tripped and fell while those behind continued to push forward.

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