6 killed in school stampede in China

September 26, 2014 04:01 pm | Updated 04:01 pm IST - Beijing

Six people were killed in a stampede at a primary school in south-west China on Friday, a media report said.

The incident happened at the Mingtong Primary School in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, Xinhua reported.

Twenty-two people were injured in the incident, two of whom were in serious condition, the report said.

There was no immediate word on what triggered the stampede.

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