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A bouquet of flowers is pictured at the site of a memorial ceremony for people who were killed in a stampede incident during a New Year's celebration on the Bund, with Shanghai's Pudong financial district in the backgound, Jan 6, 2015. [Photo/CFP] |
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The 49 injured people will receive different compensations in light of their injuries.
The deadly stampede happened at 11:35 pm on Dec 31, 2014, when people assembled on Shanghai's historic riverfront walk, the Bund, to usher in the new year.
Eleven local officials were punished, city authorities announced Wednesday.
Four officials - Zhou Wei, Communist Party chief of Huangpu District, his deputy Peng Song, also district governor, Zhou Zheng, deputy district governor and Huangpu's public security chief, and Chen Qi, deputy police chief of the district, were removed from their posts.
Seven other officials in tourism, public security and urban management received disciplinary punishments, according to local authorities.
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