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At least 100 killed in crush at India religious event | BBC News

More than 100 people have been killed in a crush at a religious gathering in northern India, officials have said.

The incident took place at a satsang (a Hindu religious event) in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state.

The victims, including a large number of women and some children, are still being identified.

Survivors have described how the disaster unfolded as they tried to leave the event in Mughalgarhi village.

A spokesperson for a senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh told the BBC it would "take hours to release the final tally", but confirmed at least 100 dead.

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  1. It’s always the poor and the needy who attend all these religious gatherings in India. They believe that they could overcome the poverty and suffering they endure in their daily lives.

  2. Same happened in Hajj this year in Saudi and hindu extremists were celebrating and now same happened to them which is sad but never laugh at someone’s misery

    • It was started by you all. When uttarakhand got deluged in flood and many Hindu pilgrims died , i found so many people belonging to your so called peaceful community rejoicing over the same and further went on stating that the Qafirs deserve this. So STFU !! EVERYONE KNOWS WHICH COMMUNITY REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY NUMBER OF EXTREMISM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

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