In Pakistan, Fear of Kites as Weapons Nets 1,000 Arrests

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Kite flying.

If you stay away from power lines, where's the danger?

There's no danger unless you are in Pakistan where kite battles are a sport and folks use strings coated with a paste containing glass powder or with iron wool to sever the strings of rival kites.

It looks like telling someone to "Go fly a kite!" now takes on a whole new and sinister meaning.

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Most are killed when the strings fall across roads at head height and slit the throats of people on motorbikes.

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Pakistan arrests 1,000 kite-flyers under terror laws
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan has detained 1,000 people for flying kites and warned they could be tried as terrorists after 10 people were killed in a week by strings coated with glass or made from metal.

Go fly a kite? Not in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- Flying a kite in Pakistan is a dangerous pastime.

Pakistan arrests dangerous kite-fliers
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 9 (UPI) -- Pakistan police have arrested 1,000 people for flying dangerous kites after 10 people were killed in a week by kite strings coated with glass or made of metal.

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