Around 85 people were killed and hundreds injured in a stampede at a charity distribution event in Yemen on Thursday, Huthi officials said. (via REUTERS)
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This incident came days ahead of the festival Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim festival celebrated around the world by feasting to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. (REUTERS)
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Hundreds of poor people gathered at a school in the capital Sanaa to receive cash handouts of 5,000 Yemeni Rials (around $8) from wealthy businessmen. (AP)
At least "85 were killed and more than 322 were injured" in the stampede in the Bab al-Yemen district of the capital, a Huthi security official said. (AP)
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Witnesses said that Armed Houthis fired into the air in an attempt to control the crowd but apparently struck an electrical wire which exploded. (via REUTERS)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
