Eighteen die in India stampede at home of Muslim spiritual leader


  • World
  • Saturday, 18 Jan 2014

MUMBAI (Reuters) - At least 18 people died in a stampede in India's financial capital of Mumbai early on Saturday after thousands gathered to mourn the death of the 102-year-old leader of a Muslim sect, a city official and television reports said.

The stampede took place outside the home of Syedna Mohamed Burhanuddin, the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community, in a wealthy part of the city.

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