Crowd surge kills 3 and leaves over a dozen injured at Hindu festival in eastern India
Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized Sunday following a sudden crowd surge at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, a senior government official said.
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Crowd surge kills 3 and leaves over a dozen injured at Hindu festival in eastern India
Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized Sunday following a sudden crowd surge at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, a senior government official said.
