China removes four officials over Shanghai stampede
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 21, 2015 - Four local officials in Shanghai have been sacked after 36 people died in a New Year's Eve crush on the city's famous waterfront, known as the Bund, the city government announced Wednesday, saying the carnage could have been avoided. New Year revellers, many of them young women, were trampled after flocking to the Bund, known for its historic architecture, with severe overcrowding raising q ... more

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