
Dozens killed in crush at religious event in northern Israel, emergency services say
CNN
At least 28 people have been killed in a crush at a mass gathering in northern Israel, according to a spokesman for the ZAKA emergency service.
Attendees were celebrating the religious Lag B'Omer holiday, he said. Another emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA), said through a spokesman that at least 50 people had been injured at the gathering, 20 of them critically.
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