Six men were hospitalized in Japan after a stampede at a festival.

In the Japanese city of Okayama, six men were taken to hospitals after an incident at a traditional "naked festival." This was reported on February 22 by NHK TV channel with reference to the local police.

The incident occurred on February 21 at about 22:00 local time (16:00 Moscow time) on the territory of the Saidaiji Kannon-in Temple. According to preliminary data, the participants were injured in a stampede that arose after sacred wooden sticks "singi" were thrown into the crowd.

As a result of the incident, six men were hospitalized. At the same time, three were unconscious.

This year, about 10 thousand people took part in the event. The circumstances of the incident are being established, she added. "Газета.Ru ".

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