“At least 11 people died and more than 100 people were injured at an annual spring festival in eastern Pakistan celebrated with the flying of thousands of colourful kites, officials said today.
The deaths and injuries were caused by stray bullets, sharpened kite-strings, electrocution and people falling off rooftops yesterday at the conclusion of the two-day Basant festival.”
(full story here)
Hm.. for a peaceful, safe kite festival, come to Berkeley this summer.
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Those kites are really very big to fly!