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BBC: Dozens killed in Israeli religious festival crush

By BBC.

Published April 30, 2021. Updated April 30 at 5:29 am

Emergency workers gather at the scene after dozens of people were killed and others injured after a grandstand collapsed in Meron, Israel, where tens of thousands of people were gathered to celebrate the festival of Lag Ba'omer at the site in northern Israel early on April 30, 2021. - Dozens of people were killed in a stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage site in the north of Israel on early on April 30, rescue services said. Tens of thousands of Jews were participating in the annual pilgrimage on Thursday, for the feast of Lag BaOmer. But after midnight, a grandstand collapsed, triggering scenes of panic. (Photo by David COHEN / JINI PIX / AFP) / Israel OUT

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Dozens of people have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival in the north-east of Israel. Israel’s national emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) confirmed the deaths without giving exact numbers, and said dozens more had been wounded.