Shanghai authorities released details about 32 of the three dozen New Year’s revelers killed in a stampede on the city’s waterfront. The victims were young, with an average age of just 22.
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Dozens Are Killed in Stampede in Shanghai
At least 36 people died in the incident in the city’s famous Bund riverside area, where tens of thousands had gathered for New Year’s Eve celebrations.
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As Asia kicks off 2015, one New Year’s celebration in Shanghai, China has resulted in 35 deaths and 42 injuries
China’s CCTV America reports that the event, held in Chen Yi Square, near a waterfront area called the Bund, devolved into a stampede.
The sudden crowd movement happened around 11:35pm local time, according to the BBC. No official explanation of the tragic event has yet been offered
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A number of Twitter users have photos of the stampede’s aftermath:
#BREAKING Reports of 35 dead, 42 injured in a stampede in #Shanghai at NYE celebrationhttp://t.co/4C2GefzEqP pic.twitter.com/21ZLea4Ydo
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