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Shanghai Cancels New Year Celebrations as 36 People Die in Stampede:Reports

© REUTERS / Aly SongPeople lay down flowers during a memorial ceremony in memory of people who were killed in a stampede incident during a New Year's celebration on the Bund, in Shanghai January 1, 2015
People lay down flowers during a memorial ceremony in memory of people who were killed in a stampede incident during a New Year's celebration on the Bund, in Shanghai January 1, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Chinese President Xi Jinping instructed the authorities to "do everything in their power" to help the injured and launch an investigation of the tragedy. Reportedly, the stampede could have been provoked by unidentified people throwing fake dollar bills from a nearby building.

The stampede by New Year's revellers in Shanghai's historic riverfront area killed 35 people - Sputnik International
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Deadly Shanghai Stampede May Be Provoked by Fake Money Thrown From Building
MOSCOW, January 1 (Sputnik) — Shanghai authorities have canceled all New Year celebrations after a fatal stampede in downtown Shanghai that killed 36 people just before midnight on New Year’s Eve, South China Morning Post reported Thursday.

According to the newspaper, the country's President Xi Jinping instructed the authorities to "do everything in their power" to help the injured and launch an investigation of the stampede's cause.

A friend of a victim covers his face as he waits outside a hospital where injured people of a stampede incident are treated, in Shanghai - Sputnik International
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New Year Stampede in Shanghai Kills 35, Injures 42
Earlier in the day, media reported that the stampede could have been provoked by unidentified people throwing fake dollar bills from a nearby building.

According to the latest estimates, 47 people were injured in the brutal stampede, that occurred less than half an hour before the clock struck midnight.

© REUTERS / Stringer People watch a light show before a stampede incident occurred at the New Year's celebration on the Bund, a waterfront area in central Shanghai December 31, 2014
People watch a light show before a stampede incident occurred at the New Year's celebration on the Bund, a waterfront area in central Shanghai December 31, 2014 - Sputnik International
People watch a light show before a stampede incident occurred at the New Year's celebration on the Bund, a waterfront area in central Shanghai December 31, 2014
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