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December 14, 2004

Tragedy Marks Lahore Kite Festival

Seven Killed, More Than 100 Hurt

The annual kite flying festival in Lahore, Pakistan, turned deadly over the weekend. Seven people lost their lives, more than 100 were hurt and power was repeated knocked out to hundreds of thousands of people.

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Aero-News Quote Of The Day (12.14.04)

"I didn't want him to go; there were some bad omens. But my husband was a very caring person, a humanitarian who couldn't say no. If anyone asked for help, he was there." Source: Nancy Justice in an interview with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, talking about her husband's last trip to Florida. Robert Mark Justice, 51, accompanied his friend, Tanis Aircraft Services President Gary Schmidt, 65, to Fort Myers, FL, where together, they repaired their winter homes and others damaged by Hurricane Charley back in August. They died Thursday when Schmidt's Cherokee Six went down on approach to his home airport in Glenwood, MN.

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