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50 Hospitalized in Meron Celebrations

Reported: 23:31 PM - May/06/07

(IsraelNN.com) 50 people were taken to hospital in the course of Lag Ba'Omer celebrations at Meron, in northern Israel. Magen David Adom crews treated over 300 people in the past 24 hours – a 50% rise compared to last year.

The rise is apprently a result of the very hot weather and crowded conditions at the site of Shimon Bar Yochai's grave.

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