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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 01:08 AM
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Worst Kite-Festival EVER!
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8696545^1702,00.html

SEVEN people were killed and more than 100 injured in Pakistan during the annual kite flying festival marking the arrival of spring, officials said today.

An 18-month-old girl's throat was cut by a stray kite string while she was travelling with her parents on a motorbike, witnesses said, adding that she died on the spot.

Three people were electrocuted when metal wires they were using to fly or catch stray kites fell on live electric lines, and two people fell from roofs, hospital officials said.

A 12-year-old boy died while trying to catch a stray kite when he was hit by a car on a main road, police said.
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 01:12 AM
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1. Wow. And with such tough competition.
Edited on Sun Dec-12-04 01:26 AM by Finnfan
Maybe the White House will issue a warning this week about terrorists using kites.
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democracy eh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 01:24 AM
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2. There is something horribly wrong about this story
Edited on Sun Dec-12-04 01:27 AM by democracy eh
can't quite put my finger on it
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 09:25 AM
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3. kick
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