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Stampede in Shanghai during New Year’s celebration (at least 35 killed, 40+ injured)
CCTV ^
| 12-31-2014
| CCTV
Posted on 12/31/2014 12:50:51 PM PST by tcrlaf
stampede in the Bund, a waterfront area in central Shanghai, during a New Year’s celebration injured numerous people.
Photos posted on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform, shows the chaos. There are reports of people killed and numerous injured. More on this developing story as it comes into CCTV America.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; shanghai; stampede
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Breaking on twitter within the last hour, LOTS of pics and video already on the Twittersphere and Vine.
First English language article.
Several pics at the link:
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posted on
12/31/2014 12:50:52 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
To: tcrlaf
I thought they had a different date to celebrate the new year.
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posted on
12/31/2014 12:53:14 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: tcrlaf
Crazy bunch of Chinese ferals with their “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts while shouting “Hands Up Don’t Shoot!”
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posted on
12/31/2014 12:53:32 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
12/31/2014 12:54:02 PM PST
by
Paul46360
(..)
To: Dr. Sivana
Our new year is now big in China. Still bigger in Hong Kong than the Chinese new year.
Prayers to all involved...
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:01:17 PM PST
by
Eurotwit
To: tcrlaf
Chinese fire drill gone wrong?
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:02:05 PM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: Dr. Sivana
Yes,in February. We had a friend in Beijing wish us a happy new year today. I’ve never seen a celebration in China at this day.
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:02:25 PM PST
by
Dr. Ursus
To: Responsibility2nd
Somebody yells”Free Beer” and look what happens.
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:02:39 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: tcrlaf
Simply too many people in one area.
If the ground is slippery or some start to panic, uncontrollable pushing will crush those unable to get out.
I’ve seen it in Hong Kong 20+ years ago. Revellers pushing into an enclosed restaurant and bar area from 3 different directions. Those in the middle getting crushed start to panic or fall. Chaos then spreads.
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:08:20 PM PST
by
PGR88
To: Farmer Dean
rumor has it....... that they were all rushing to a free screening of Kim Jong UNS Revenge Movie.....
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:09:56 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: Zhang Fei
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:11:59 PM PST
by
showme_the_Glory
((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
To: tcrlaf; All
Our New Year, Christmas and other traditions and customs are becoming more popular in China because of the influence of young Chinese who come here to go to the university then return to China. In China they are called, “sea turtles” because they leave but then return. ;-)
I was surprised to hear that they even celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the same day as we do.
However, these celebrations are for the ‘common-folk’ but not the government.
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:12:31 PM PST
by
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
(Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I do?)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
In India they celebrate any freekin holiday.
Anything to get pissed and have a knees up.
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:26:53 PM PST
by
mylife
To: tcrlaf
Another reason never to go to Times Square on New Years.
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:30:05 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tcrlaf
coming to New york in just a few hours
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:31:12 PM PST
by
bert
((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:37:09 PM PST
by
Osage Orange
(I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:44:56 PM PST
by
Gasshog
(DemoKKKrats: Leaders of the Free Stuff World)
To: tcrlaf
As I read this I was thinking some kind of animal stampede, but this is a people stampede, scary as I get very paranoid in crowds, have been ever since a Stones concert back in the late 60’s, I can get physically ill in conventions, big box stores, malls, Disney World and such.
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posted on
12/31/2014 1:53:25 PM PST
by
PoloSec
( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
To: tcrlaf
I worry about something like this in the event of a terrorist strike in Time Square. Panic is an ugly thing.
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posted on
12/31/2014 2:22:25 PM PST
by
JimSEA
To: tcrlaf
Didn’t realize plum wine was that potent. Stay away from the stuff.
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posted on
12/31/2014 2:39:56 PM PST
by
Veto!
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