Saturday, January 1, 2022

India: At least 12 dead in New Year temple stampede - BBC News

At least 12 people have been killed and several others injured after a stampede at a Hindu shrine in India.

Police say it was triggered by an argument between devotees at the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "saddened" by the loss of life.

Tens of thousands of people usually visit the shrine every day, and it is thought there was a peak in visitors because of the holiday season.

Thousands of people had gathered on the first day of the new year at the cave shrine, which is among India's most revered pilgrimage sites, says the BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan in Delhi.

The authorities had capped the number of visitors per day to 25,000 due to the pandemic.

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