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                          64 Die in Stampede in India

   Officials in India say at least 64 people have died and 100 were
   injured in a stampede on a bridge outside a Hindu temple in Madhya
   Pradesh state, with many of the victims leaping to their deaths in the
   water below.
   Police warned Sunday that the death toll could rise as medics struggled
   to reach victims in the crush, which was triggered by rumors the bridge
   was about to collapse.
   Authorities say the stampede happened at a bridge crossing the Sindh
   River. People were crossing the bridge to attend a religious festival.
   India has a long history of deadly stampedes at religious festivals.
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