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Unstable Bridge Blamed for Deadly Cambodian Stampe
Date: 11/24/2010 9:03:56 AM Sender: VOA
Unstable Bridge Blamed for Deadly Cambodian Stampede

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A Cambodian man compares a photo to those of stampede victims at Preah Kossamak Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 24 Nov 2010

A member of the government panel investigating a fatal stampede in Cambodia says the group has concluded the tragedy was caused by mass panic when an overcrowded bridge began to sway.

Mak Chito, an interior ministry official on the investigating committee, said in a television interview Wednesday that the panel will likely release an official statement in the next few days. He spoke on state-run Bayron TV.

Hundreds of people were on the narrow suspension bridge after attending a festival on an island in Phnom Penh. Officials say 354 people were killed in the crush of bodies as people tried to get off of the bridge.

Officials earlier said 378 were killed, but they explained Wednesday that some of the bodies counted at hospitals had died of other causes. They said 395 people were injured.

Prime Minister Hun Sen has described the stampede as the nation＇s greatest tragedy since the Khmer Rouge＇s reign of terror during the 1970s. A national day of mourning is to be observed on Thursday.

Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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