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At least 44 killed in stampede at Israel pilgrimage site, several injured

At least 44 people have been killed in northern Israel due to massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site on Friday. The disaster occurred in Meron at the site of the reputed tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, where mainly ultra-Orthodox Jews flock to mark the Lag BaOmer holiday.

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