In India, 2 dead after monkeys snap electric wire, trigger temple stampede
India 's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, authorities said.
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A group of monkeys jumped onto an electric wire outside the Ausaneshwar Mahadev Temple in the Barabanki region, causing it to snap and fall on a shed, triggering panic, District Magistrate Shashank Tripathi said.
Nineteen people were electrocuted and injured, he added.
'Two people were killed today in a stampede-like situation [at the temple] early in the morning,' said a senior police officer, who did not want to be named.
The incident occurred around 2am, the area's chief medical officer said, when some people at the temple 'came in contact' with the electric wire, causing panic.
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Accidents involving large crowds are not uncommon at religious gatherings in India, and are often blamed on poor crowd management.
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In India, 2 dead after monkeys snap electric wire, trigger temple stampede
At least two people were killed when a crowd panicked after an electric wire snapped outside a temple in India 's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, authorities said. Advertisement A group of monkeys jumped onto an electric wire outside the Ausaneshwar Mahadev Temple in the Barabanki region, causing it to snap and fall on a shed, triggering panic, District Magistrate Shashank Tripathi said. Nineteen people were electrocuted and injured, he added. 'Two people were killed today in a stampede-like situation [at the temple] early in the morning,' said a senior police officer, who did not want to be named. The incident occurred around 2am, the area's chief medical officer said, when some people at the temple 'came in contact' with the electric wire, causing panic. Advertisement Accidents involving large crowds are not uncommon at religious gatherings in India, and are often blamed on poor crowd management.
