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Lightning kills one, injures four in Malaysia
Feb 1, 2012, 4:46 GMT
Kuala Lumpur - An 11-year-old boy was killed and four others injured when lightning struck in a field in northern Malaysia, a police report said Wednesday.
Four school children and a teacher had just finished archery training in the school field when the accident occurred Tuesday in Kuala Kangsar town in the state of Perak, 195 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur.
One boy at the scene, while the rest of the group was taken to hospital for treatment of injuries.
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