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Indian bus plunges into river, 40 dead
11 Oct 2007 16:12:27 GMT
Source: Reuters
LUCKNOW, India, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu shrine in northern India swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a river on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, an official said.

The accident occurred when the driver lost control while negotiating a sharp bend and the vehicle fell into the Alakananda River high in the Himalayas.

A district official said the passengers were all Hindu pilgrims from the eastern state of Orissa.
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Indian Muslims shout slogans during a "Justice Rally" in Mumbai October 25, 2007. Thousands of Muslims held a rally in India's financial capital on Thursday demanding justice for victims of communal riots that left hundreds dead in 1993 and led to the country's worst bombings in retaliation. Justice for the victims of the bombings was delivered in August after 14 years, with the conviction of 100 people, mostly Muslims. But those responsible for the deadly riots have still to be brought to book. The riots killed around 900 people, two thirds of them Muslims. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA)



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