Glass-coated strings are used to bring down competitors' kites.
The use of sharpened strings is already banned across several Indian states
. But kite flying enthusiasts still use it, despite scores of people having been either killed or injured over years.
The police in New Delhi are invest... "
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/17/two-children-die-after-kite-string-cuts-throats-in-india/
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