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Dozens Killed In Stampede At Jewish Religious Festival In Israel

Josef Federman AP  

 

Sympathy for the victims at a religious festival in Israel. The Orthodox Jewish celebration of Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron, the first mass religious gathering to be held legally since Israel lifted pandemic restrictions, was marred by a stampede that killed at least 44 people and injured about 150.

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