11 Die At Pakistani Kite Flying Festival.

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Who knew that flying kites could be so dangerous?

11 Die At Pakistani Kite Flying Festival

Associated Press

LAHORE, Pakistan -- An annual kite festival Sunday in eastern Pakistan has left at least 11 people dead.

Officials said two died after their throats were cut by metal kite strings. Kite flyers often use string made of wire or coated with ground glass to try to cut the strings of rivals or damage other kites.

The festival is also often marked with celebratory gunshots fired into the air. Five people died after being hit by stray bullets.

Two people were electrocuted when they tried to untangle kites from overhead power cables.

Two others fell from roofs. One was a boy chasing a stray kite. Another was a woman trying to stop her son from going after a kite.

Police arrested more than 700 people during this year's festival for using sharpened kite strings or firing guns. Officials said they also seized more than 280 illegally held weapons.

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[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Truth is stranger than fiction.

[Ban Hammer 14,295]

in other news, india ships thousands of kites to pakistan.

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Who knew that flying kites could be so dangerous?

11 Die At Pakistani Kite Flying Festival

Associated Press

LAHORE, Pakistan -- An annual kite festival Sunday in eastern Pakistan has left at least 11 people dead.

Officials said two died after their throats were cut by metal kite strings. Kite flyers often use string made of wire or coated with ground glass to try to cut the strings of rivals or damage other kites.

The festival is also often marked with celebratory gunshots fired into the air. Five people died after being hit by stray bullets.

Two people were electrocuted when they tried to untangle kites from overhead power cables.

Two others fell from roofs. One was a boy chasing a stray kite. Another was a woman trying to stop her son from going after a kite.

Police arrested more than 700 people during this year's festival for using sharpened kite strings or firing guns. Officials said they also seized more than 280 illegally held weapons.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/11110154/detail.html

its true. i have been to this festival when I attended there were several persons killed because of the strings. its a big deal in PK.. the other problem is the shooting guns in the air. I was really scared I ended up going in the house..

[CarolineM 0]

Read "The Kite Runner"

GREAT book.

[rebex05 1]

Read "The Kite Runner"

GREAT book.

I second this recommendation.