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Shanghai New Year stampede kills 36
Published Thu, Jan 1, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Shanghai
A NEW Year stampede on Shanghai's historic waterfront killed at least 36 revellers and injured dozens more, mostly women, as police admitted that fewer officers than previously were on duty at the area.
While some witnesses said partygoers had scrambled for fake money thrown from a building, others downplayed its likelihood as the cause and said huge crowds were to blame.
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