PATNA, India (AP) — A stampede at a temple during a Hindu religious festival left at least 11 pilgrims dead and dozens injured early today in eastern India, police said.
Thousands of people tried to force their way into the temple when its gates opened at daybreak in Deoghar, a town in Jharkhand state, said police officer Subodh Kumar
At least 11 pilgrims, including eight women, died and another 24 were injured, Kumar said. The injured were being treated at a local hospital.
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