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Two women killed in Puri Rath Yatra stampede
Bhubaneswar, July 18
Two women were killed and
10 other people were injured in a stampede during the Rath Yatra in
Odisha's temple city of Puri on Saturday, police said.
The
stampede occurred during the pulling of the chariots of the deities --
Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra -- between the Market and Balagandi
Chhaks areas.
"We came to know from hospital sources that one
woman, about 65 years old, was killed while some have sustained serious
injuries," Director General of Police Sanjeev Marik told IANS.
Later, police said another woman died in the incident.
The
police chief said two critically injured people were taken to the SCB
Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, while the others were taken to a
hospital in Puri.
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