02.26
Lahore – At least 11 people died and more than 100 people were injured at an annual spring festival in eastern Pakistan which is celebrated with the flying of thousands of colourful kites, officials said on Monday.
The deaths and injuries were caused by stray bullets, sharpened kite-strings, electrocution and people falling off rooftops at the conclusion of the two-day Basant festival on Sunday, said Ruqia Bano, spokesperson for the emergency services in the city of Lahore.
The festival is regularly marred by casualties caused by sharp kite strings or celebratory gunshots fired into the air. Kite flyers often use strings made of wire or coated with ground glass to try to cross and cut a rival’s string or damage the other kite, often after betting on the outcome.
Reminded me of a thing I saw a while back about a kite in the shape of a windows cursor, handy for pointing out things of interest. Like this hot woman. And fun to do!
Why is ’stray bullets’ the first cause of death listed? Are there are lot of bullets flying around a kite festivals?
“The festival is regularly marred by casualties caused by sharp kite strings or celebratory gunshots fired into the air”
that was a lightning fast reply dude
Yeah, well, I happened to be here at the time… btw – I’ve edit the post for style. Lots of bold is now blockquote.
Foolish gun-wielding kite enthusiasts.