At least 12 pilgrims died, and many more were injured in a stampede at a Hindu shrine in Kashmir, India, on Saturday morning, according to police.
“Twelve pilgrims died and 14 were injured in a stampede in the early morning today at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine,” said senior police officer, Mukesh Singh.
All of the injured have been hospitalized, he said.
The stampede broke out when a huge crowd of devotees, who had come to mark the beginning of the New Year, entered the Vaishno Devi Bhawan shrine, another official said.
“Extremely saddened by the loss of lives due to a stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a condolence message.
The official said that a high-level inquiry has been ordered.
Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, with intense cross-border missile exchanges resulting in casualties and severe damage on both sides.
Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 12 Palestinians on Sunday across the enclave, local health authorities said, at least five of them near two aid sites operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
India's aviation regulator has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected after an Air India crash killed 270 people this week, the aviation minister said on Saturday, adding the authorities were investigating all possible causes.
Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 35 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, most of them near an aid distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities said.
The death toll from the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad rose to 270 on Saturday, as grieving families expressed frustration over delays in the release of victims' bodies, many of which were badly charred in the tragedy.
US President Donald Trump urged Iran on Friday to make a deal on its nuclear programme before it faced more attacks from Israel that he said would be "even more brutal."
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Israel and Iran strike at each other in new wave of attacks
Israeli fire kills 12 people in Gaza, medics say
Helicopter crashes in northern Indian state, 6 people on board
India orders inspection of Boeing 787s after Air India crash
Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel in response to airstrikes
Israeli fire kills 35 people in Gaza, many at aid site, medics say
Air India crash death toll hits 270, families wait for bodies
Trump urges Iran to make a deal after Israeli attacks
