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Stampede at food distribution center kills 11 in Pakistan

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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say at least eight people have been killed in a deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center in the southern port city of Karachi. Friday’s stampede happened when hundreds of people panicked and started pushing each other to collect the food outside a factory. Some of them fell into a nearby drain. Local media reported that at least 11 people died in the stampede and several others were injured.

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