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A shoe is left on the ground after a stampede at this year's techno-music festival "Loveparade 2010" in Duisburg, Germany, on 24 Jul 2010
German police say a stampede at a techno music festival in western Germany Saturday left at least 15 people dead and several others injured.
Police said the deaths occurred in the city of Duisburg, where thousands had gathered for the annual Love Parade festival.
A mass panic broke out when police tried to stop thousands of people from pushing through a tunnel leading to the event grounds, which was already overcrowded.
Local reports said 10 others had to be resuscitated at the scene.
Organizers decided not to cancel the festivities to avoid further panic. Most revelers continued to party, unaware of the deadly stampede.
The Love Parade was first held in Berlin in 1989. The one-day, open-air event is one of the biggest techno festivals in Europe, attracting on average of about 1 million spectators.
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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Source: http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/europe/10-Killed-in-German-Techno-Parade-Panic-99171424.html
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