Shanghai stampede showed "critical neglect": mayor
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THE Shanghai New Year's Eve crush which left 36 dead showed "critical neglect", the mayor of the Chinese commercial hub said on Sunday, while insisting that those responsible had been held accountable.
New Year revellers, many of them young women, were trampled after flocking to the historic waterfront area known as the Bund because of severe overcrowding and the lack of adequate safety measures.
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