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Autopsy results show the people who died in the Love Parade were crushed to death

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VideoassistentenJuly 28, 2010

Autopsies on the 20 people who died at the Love Parade on Saturday have shown that the victims were crushed to death. The findings contradict earlier statements by local officials that they had died because they fell from a wall. First results from an investigation into the circumstances leading to the tragedy are to be released today. Meanwhile the people involved in organizing the event and the police are continuing to blame each other.

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