BEIJING - 14 people were killed and ten people injured in a stampede during a religious gathering in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region on Sunday afternoon, according to the local government.

The stampede occurred at one o'clock pm during the process of handing out traditional religious food to attendees at an event to commemorate a late religious figure in a mosque in Ningxia's Xiji Town of Guyuan city.

The injured were hospitalized immediately, with four in critical condition. Investigation is underway.

A victim in a stampede that occurred during a religious ceremony on Sunday afternoon in Xiji town of Guyuan city, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, receives medical treatment at a local hospital, Jan 5. [Photo/Xinhua]

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