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At least 349 die in stampede at Cambodian festival

SOPHENG CHEANG Yahoo! News 11/22/2010
At least 349 die in stampede at Cambodian festival

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Thousands of people stampeded during a festival in the Cambodian capital, leaving at least 349 dead and hundreds injured in what the prime minister called the country's biggest tragedy since the 1970s reign of terror by the Khmer Rouge.

Authorities Blame Organizer for Deadly Love Parade

German state authorities on Wednesday accused the organizer of last weekend's Love Parade techno festival of major security breaches which may have led to the crush that killed 21 people and injured more than 500.

German police say warnings not heeded on Love Parade

Erol Dogrudogan Alertnet 07/26/2010
German police say warnings not heeded on Love Parade

Police warnings about the dangers of holding the Love Parade in the German city of Duisburg were not heeded, the police union chief said with the nation in shock over 19 deaths in a stampede at the event.

19 dead in Love Parade stampede [PHOTO/VIDEO]

Eighteen people have been killed in Germany during the country’s annual “Love Parade”, held this year in the former industrial Ruhr city of Duisburg.