TOKYO (AFP): A giant kite weighing three-quarters of a tonne crashed into a crowd of spectators in Japan at the weekend, an official said on Monday, hurting four people including an elderly man.
The bamboo-framed kite measuring 13m by 12m and weighing 700kg, was being flown by a big group of people at a park in Higashiomi, central Japan, for the annual "Big Kite" festival on Sunday.
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