BRIDGE DEATHS MOURNED

NEW DELHI: India’s western state of Gujarat this week observed state-wide mourning of the deaths of more than 100 people who were killed following the collapse of a century-old British-era pedestrian suspension bridge, officials said. Prayer meetings were held across the state to pay homage to the victims of the tragedy. Gujarat’s Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel attended the prayer meeting at Ahmedabad. The bridge collapsed last weekend, plunging hundreds of people into a river. | Xinhua