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Truck kills 13 worshippers at Hindu festival in India

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Truck kills 13 worshippers at Hindu festival in IndiaPresident's Secretariat · Licence ouverte (Inde)

An out-of-control truck killed 13 people gathered near a temple during a Hindu festival in Gwalior, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, according to officials cited by the Press Trust of India. Indian President Droupadi Murmu offered her condolences as the injured received treatment, the agency reports.

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