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Six students trampled to death in China school

19 Nov 2006 03:08:33 GMT
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BEIJING, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Six students were trampled to death at a middle school in eastern China and 39 were injured when a sudden panic caused them to swarm into a staircase, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

It was unclear what triggered the panic following an evening class on Saturday at a school in Duchang County in the province of Jiangxi.

Local authorities were investigating, the report said.

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