Israel festival stampede: Victims identified after 45 killed at religious event
First victims of Israeli festival crush identified as funerals got underway in keeping with Orthodox tradition Dead include a singer from Canada, a nine-year-old boy and his brother, two Americans and a father-of-11 In total, 45 people were killed during Lag B'Omer festivities at Mount Meron overnight - with authorities working to identify others as families and friends got separated in the crush People whose loved ones went missing amid the disaster have launched desperate online appeal to find them At least 150 people were wounded, some critically, amid the crush which is one of Israel'...
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