Inspection conducted for Akashi fatal stampede

AKASHI, Japan - Police conduct an on-site inspection July 22 on a pedestrian bridge in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, where 10 people were crushed to death, most of them children, and more than 100 were injured the previous day. People among the huge throng tripped and piled on top of each other while trying to cross the narrow span during a fireworks display nearby.

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