stampede
Israeli probe into deadly holy site stampede opens hearings
Middle East
August 22, 2021
Israeli probe into deadly holy site stampede opens hearings
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli government commission investigating a deadly accident at a Jewish pilgrimage site in April held its…
Israeli cabinet orders inquiry on deadly festival stampede
Middle East
June 20, 2021
Israeli cabinet orders inquiry on deadly festival stampede
JERUSALEM, June 20 (Reuters) – Israel’s new government approved on Sunday an official inquiry into a stampede in April in…
Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede
Middle East
May 3, 2021
Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s governmental watchdog agency said Monday it would launch an investigation into the deadly stampede at a…
10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede
Middle East
May 2, 2021
10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede
JERUSALEM (AP) — At least 10 children and teens younger than 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a…
Israel mourns deaths of 45 in stampede at religious festival
World
May 1, 2021
Israel mourns deaths of 45 in stampede at religious festival
JERUSALEM (AP) — The holiday of Lag BaOmer is one of the happiest days on the calendar for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox…
Crush at Israeli religious festival kills 44
Middle East
April 30, 2021
Crush at Israeli religious festival kills 44
At least 44 people were crushed to death at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said,…
Afghans jostling for visas sparks stampede, killing at least 15
Middle East
October 21, 2020
Afghans jostling for visas sparks stampede, killing at least 15
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed in stampede among thousands of Afghans gathered near Pakistan’s consulate…
Dozens killed in stampede at funeral of slain Iranian commander, burial postponed
Middle East
January 7, 2020
Dozens killed in stampede at funeral of slain Iranian commander, burial postponed
DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as crowds of mourners packed streets for the funeral…
Five people killed in stampede at Algiers rap concert
Middle East
August 23, 2019
Five people killed in stampede at Algiers rap concert
ALGIERS (Reuters) – At least five people were killed in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian…
Six dead, dozens hurt in Italy nightclub stampede
World
December 8, 2018
Six dead, dozens hurt in Italy nightclub stampede
Six people, including five teenagers, died and 120 were injured in a stampede when panic broke out during a…