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| A police officer stands guard on the scene of a stampede that caused casualties among people who took part in new year celebrations in east China's Shanghai, early on Jan. 1, 2015. New Year celebrations in the bund area went astray early Thursday morning as a stampede resulted in casualties in east China's Shanghai. The injured people have been set to the No. 1 People's Hospital of Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ding Ting) |
SHANGHAI, Jan. 1 -- New Year celebrations in the bund area went astray early late Wednesday night as a stampede resulted in 35 people dead and 42 injured in east China's Shanghai.
The accident happened on the Chenyi Square of Shanghai's bund area at around 11:35 pm.
A witness said that some coupons that looked like "dollar bill" were being thrown from a building's third-floor window near the Bund and people standing along the river bank started to scramble for these coupons.
The city has set up a working team for rescue operations and to deal with the aftermath.
Cause of the accident is under investigation.
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