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"MEXICO CITY - Five Mexican children were killed when a large metal cross they were praying at was struck by lightning in central Mexico, local media reported Monday.
Five children between 9 and 16 years old died and several others suffered burns when lightning struck a white-painted metal cross set on a hill in the town of Santa Maria del Rio early on Sunday, according to two newspaper reports.
The lightning went straight into them and killed them instantly, local Red Cross chief Eduardo Suarez told the daily El Norte.
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Officials in the state of San Luis Potosi were not immediately available to confirm the report, also in the newspaper El Universal.
A photo showed charring on the crosss turquoise-painted cement base, although the cross was still standing.
Several families had been participating in a midnight ceremony as part of a local religious festival that centers around the cross.
Santa Maria del Rio calls itself the cradle of the shawl for the traditional silk shawls that artisans have woven there since pre-Hispanic times.
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First that, now this. RIP little Juan Sanchez. :(
Before any heartfelt hatemail, it's in a joking matter. Who the fuck [especially PRIESTS and PARENTS] lets ANY child hold onto something LARGE and METAL in a fucking lighting storm.
Five children between 9 and 16 years old died and several others suffered burns when lightning struck a white-painted metal cross set on a hill in the town of Santa Maria del Rio early on Sunday, according to two newspaper reports.
The lightning went straight into them and killed them instantly, local Red Cross chief Eduardo Suarez told the daily El Norte.
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Officials in the state of San Luis Potosi were not immediately available to confirm the report, also in the newspaper El Universal.
A photo showed charring on the crosss turquoise-painted cement base, although the cross was still standing.
Several families had been participating in a midnight ceremony as part of a local religious festival that centers around the cross.
Santa Maria del Rio calls itself the cradle of the shawl for the traditional silk shawls that artisans have woven there since pre-Hispanic times.
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.
First that, now this. RIP little Juan Sanchez. :(
Before any heartfelt hatemail, it's in a joking matter. Who the fuck [especially PRIESTS and PARENTS] lets ANY child hold onto something LARGE and METAL in a fucking lighting storm.