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NEWS
300,000 Visitors at Rashbi's Grave in Meron
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
Thousands poured in to Meron on the day of Lag B'Omer to
celebrate the hiluloh of R' Shimon Bar Yochai.
According to police estimates over 300,000 visitors arrived.
Heavy congestion was reported on the roads leading to Meron
before and during Lag B'Omer, even though it came out on
Friday this year. Hundreds of buses and thousands of private
vehicles arrived at the site and major traffic snarls
developed on the morning of Lag B'Omer when two buses broke
down.
Magen David Adom reported dozens of people had to be treated,
including a few who had to be transported to Ziv Hospital in
Tzfas. One visitor suffered serious burns and five others
suffered light burns. Two others were injured by sharp
objects and three suffered broken bones due to falls. Three
celebrants had to be hospitalized after complaining of chest
pains and one suffered a stroke.
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