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  • Eleven dead, over 100 injured at Pakistani kite flying festival, officials say

    02/26/2007 4:30:47 AM PST · by Stoat · 45 replies · 1,446+ views
    WSTM.com (New York) / AP ^ | February 26, 2007
    Eleven dead, over 100 injured at Pakistani kite flying festival, officials say LAHORE, Pakistan An annual kite festival in eastern Pakistan has left at least eleven people dead. Officials say 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...