Stampede During Israel’s Religious Festival Leaves 40 Dead And 100 Injured Seriously

With Agency Reports At least 40 people were reportedly killed and about 100 injured, in a stampede at a religious festival in Northern Israel. The disaster happened near Mount Meron while a large group of mostly ultra-Orthodox Jews were celebrating Lag BaOmer in the early morning hours of Friday local time, according to The Associated Press. Social media videos of the event showed crowdsn of attendees tightly packed together. Local reports of the disaster included photographs of bodies lined up in rows.Masses of people were pushed into the same corner…

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