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Lightning kills one as teens play football in Russia's Far East

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A teenager was killed and 10 others injured after lightning hit a stadium in Russia's Far East city of Khabarovsk on Thursday, local authorities said.

KHABAROVSK, August 13 (RIA Novosti) - A teenager was killed and 10 others injured after lightning hit a stadium in Russia's Far East city of Khabarovsk on Thursday, local authorities said.

"The incident occurred during a thunder storm," an official told RIA Novosti. "A 16-year-old boy was killed and 10 others were injured after lightning hit the stadium where they were playing. "

Two of the injured were kept in hospital. Their lives are not in danger. The others were sent home after a check-up.

 

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