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Three die, 31 hurt in tragic rush for a bargain

THREE people died and 31 others were injured, seven severely, in a stampede triggered by a sales promotion in a Carrefour outlet in southwest China on Saturday. The three-day promotion at the outlet in the Shapingba District of Chongqing Municipality,... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sun, Nov 11 2007

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