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Police: At Least 8 Injured by Lightning at German Festival
At least eight people were hospitalized after lightning struck a rock festival in western Germany on Friday police said, the second straight year lightning has injured fans at the Rock am Ring festival. Police spokesman Lars Brummer told The Associated Press that rescuers had to revive one person who was struck by lightning at the popular festival near Mendig, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Frankfurt. Brummer said a severe thunderstorm had moved over the festival site at a former airfield shortly after 8 p.m.
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