11 Die At Pakistani Kite Flying Festival

min0 lee · 02-26-2007, 06:37 PM

I never knew flying a kite was so dangerous.

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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 flyer's 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.

min0 lee · 02-26-2007, 06:39 PM

Wrong smilie.......oopss

Mista · 02-26-2007, 06:40 PM

**DOMS** · 02-26-2007, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

Wrong smilie.......oopss

I think it was the correct smiley. What a bunch of dumb ass people.

They should a kite festival every week.

fufu · 02-26-2007, 06:57 PM

I heard about this earlier today, crazy!

goandykid · 02-26-2007, 07:15 PM

Wow. Violent sport.

BigDyl · 02-26-2007, 07:17 PM

This isn't real. It sounds like what happened in the movie GhostShip, minus the kites, and radical muslims.

goob · 02-27-2007, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

Wrong smilie.......oopss

Very appropriate Min0......

goob · 02-27-2007, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by BigDyl

This isn't real. It sounds like what happened in the movie GhostShip, minus the kites, and radical muslims.

After reading the story and its numerous and inventive deaths, I would say more Final Destination......

BoneCrusher · 02-27-2007, 09:13 AM

Who's here has been to Pakistan? Lahore?

maniclion · 02-27-2007, 11:01 AM

I would say that the expression "go fly a kite" takes on a more sinister meaning in Pakistan...

**Gazhole** · 02-27-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by maniclion

I would say that the expression "go fly a kite" takes on a more sinister meaning in Pakistan...

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