Lightning Kills 5 Youths Praying at Metal Cross
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Five youths were killed when a large metal cross where they were praying was struck by lightning in central Mexico, local media reported.
The five ranged in age from 9 to 16 years old. Several others suffered burns when lightning struck the cross on a hill in the town of Santa Maria del Rio early Sunday, according to two newspaper reports.
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