Israel synagogue accident: more than 100 injured 2:51
Jerusalem (CNN) -
Israel's emergency services responded to what they have described as a "mass casualty event" after the collapse of a grandstand at an Orthodox synagogue in the Giv'at Ze'ev settlement on the Bank. West, northwest of Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem district police chief told Israeli television reporters that at least two people had been confirmed dead.
A video broadcast on Israeli television shows dozens of worshipers falling to the ground as the crowded stands collapsed.
A "considerable number of faithful were injured", according to the police.
A firefighter at the scene told Israel Channel 13 that worshipers appeared to be trapped under the stands.
More than 100 were injured, according to Israeli emergency medical services.
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The collapse of the stands comes just over two weeks after 45 people were killed in a stampede at a religious festival on Israel's Mount Meron, where worshipers had gathered to mark the Lag B'Omer holiday.
New videos show details of stampede 2:26
CNN's Amir Tal reported from Jerusalem, while Dakin Andone reported and wrote this story in Atlanta.
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