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Cambodia is holding a day of mourning for more than 450 people killed in a festival stampede.
Prime Minister Hun Sen is due to join officials and grieving relatives for a religious ceremony at the footbridge where the tragedy happened.
A preliminary investigation has found that the swaying of the bridge near the capital, Phnom Penh, triggered a panic.
Witnesses said some people were crushed on the bridge, while others fell into the river and drowned.
Crowds of revellers had been crossing the bridge to reach an island where an annual water festival was being held on Monday.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen is due to join officials and grieving relatives for a religious ceremony at the footbridge where the tragedy happened.
A preliminary investigation has found that the swaying of the bridge near the capital, Phnom Penh, triggered a panic.
Witnesses said some people were crushed on the bridge, while others fell into the river and drowned.
Crowds of revellers had been crossing the bridge to reach an island where an annual water festival was being held on Monday.
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