Seven people were killed and more than 100 injured during an annual kite-flying festival in Pakistan. Apparently, festival-goers often use pieces of wire instead of string to fly their kites and the kites are often equipped with sharp objects to 'attack' other kites.
Police say three people were electrocuted when their kite wires touched power lines, two died falling off roofs, one person killed after being stabbed by a kite while riding a motorbike and a 12 year-old boy was hit by a car, trying to catch a stray kite on a main road.
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Thursday, April 15, 2004
Killer Kites
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