Off-Topic: Killer Kites in Pakistan
The Columbus Dispatch - Local/State: "Killer kites prompt crackdown in Pakistan
The Columbus Dispatch
Friday, March 31, 2006 7:44 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Skies normally alive with colorful kites to mark a spring festival were largely empty Sunday after police arrested 1,400 people over three days to enforce a ban imposed because of a series of fatal accidents.
The government of Punjab province, of which Lahore is the capital, banned kite flying during this weekend's annual Basant festival after seven people died from being slashed by kite strings reinforced with wire or glass fiber.
Fliers often strengthen their kite strings before dueling with opponents in a game that is won when one flier cuts another's kite string.
Police spokesman Malik Munir Ahmed said Sunday that at least 1,430 people had been detained since Friday, most for flying kites and others for firing celebratory gunshots into the air and playing loud music. Many face fines or jail terms of up to six months."
The Columbus Dispatch
Friday, March 31, 2006 7:44 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Skies normally alive with colorful kites to mark a spring festival were largely empty Sunday after police arrested 1,400 people over three days to enforce a ban imposed because of a series of fatal accidents.
The government of Punjab province, of which Lahore is the capital, banned kite flying during this weekend's annual Basant festival after seven people died from being slashed by kite strings reinforced with wire or glass fiber.
Fliers often strengthen their kite strings before dueling with opponents in a game that is won when one flier cuts another's kite string.
Police spokesman Malik Munir Ahmed said Sunday that at least 1,430 people had been detained since Friday, most for flying kites and others for firing celebratory gunshots into the air and playing loud music. Many face fines or jail terms of up to six months."
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