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NEW DELHI: At least four people were killed in a stampede that broke out late Wednesday evening in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati temple.
The stampede broke out near Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan ticketing center as thousands of devotees rushed to get tokens.
Several others who were injured in the stampede were rushed to Ruia Hospital for treatment.
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu expressed his deep shock over the death of the devotees, his office said in a statement.
CM Naidu spoke to officials over the phone about the treatment being provided to the injured in the incident. He has also ordered higher officials to go to the scene of the incident and take relief measures to ensure that the injured get better treatment.
This is a breaking story. More details awaited.
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