TOKYO: An elderly man who was struck by a giant kite as it plunged out of the sky at a festival in Japan died Tuesday, an official said.
Amateur footage showed the 700-kilogramme (1,540-pound) kite, measuring 13 metres (43 feet) by 12 metres, diving into a crowd of spectators at a park in Higashiomi, central Japan on Sunday.
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