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Israel: Dozens dead as stand collapses at Lag B'Omer religious gathering
A grandstand collapsed at a large gathering to celebrate the Lag B'Omer Jewish festival at Mount Meron. Dozens of people have died and many more have been injured.The annual pilgrimage for the feast of Lag B'Omer is staged in Meron around the reputed tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a second century Talmudic sage
Dozens of people died in the northern Israeli town of Meron after a grandstand collapsed at a large public gathering to celebrate the Lag B'Omer Jewish festival. Rescue services say at least 28 people were killed in the incident.
Emergency services and ambulances "are treating dozens of injured" including "20 patients in a critical state," Zaki Heller, spokesperson for Magen David Adom, the Israeli emergency service, said in a statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the incident as a "heavy disaster" and added: "We are all praying for the wellbeing of the casualties."
President Reuven Rivlin also tweeted that he was following the reports from Meron and praying for the recovery of the injured.
Read More below:
Dozens dead at Lag BaOmer gathering in Israel – DW – 04/30/2021
A stampede at the Lag B'Omer Jewish festival at Mount Meron in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people has left dozens dead and many more injured.
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