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Tears Flow at Memorial Service for Victims of Stampede

DUISBURG, Germany (July 31) -- Thousands of grief-stricken mourners watched in tears on Saturday as rescue workers lit one white candle for every one of the 21 people crushed to death in a tunnel at the Love Parade techno music festival. Around 500 people attended the mourning ceremony at Salvator church in the western...

Love Parade Stampede Puts an End to Future Festivals [VIDEO]

(July 26) -- The Love Parade has ended. After 20 people were crushed to death in crowds Saturday at the annual techno music festival in Duisburg, Germany, organizers of the so-called Love Parade say this year's event will be the last. "The Love Parade was always a peaceful and joyous party that will now forever be...

German Festival Canceled Following Deadly Stampede

DUISBURG, Germany (July 25) -- Throngs of techno fans followed the floats, the dancers and the throbbing music to the festival venue: an old freight railway station that local media estimated could handle 300,000 people. German media reported that as many as 1.4 million people showed up to the Love Parade, where a mass...

Stampede at German Concert Kills at Least 18

(July 24) – At least 18 people were killed and dozens more injured in a stampede at the German techno-music festival Love Parade. Fans were crushed to death when "mass panic" caused a stampede at the entrance tunnel to the music festival, BBC News reported. "There was no escape, people were standing over me like...