12 Children Die in Aceh Bridge Collapse During Luck Ceremony
June 07, 2010
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379173Absolutely terrible. The answer of course is Education. (1) Ensure the bridge is safe to use. (2) Bad luck cannot be dispelled in a ceremony (3) It serves no purpose in throwing chickens into a river.
Doesn't sound like a very Syariah thing to do. Throwing chickens into the river.
what a waste of chickens.
A terrible accident born out of superstition!
Chickens' revenge!
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Banda Aceh. Twelve Indonesian children died when a suspension bridge collapsed as they were taking part in a traditional ceremony to dispel bad luck, an official said on Monday.
The accident took place on Sunday in a remote village in Aceh province, district head Ibnu Hasyim said.
“There were about 37 kids gathered together on a wire-cable suspension bridge when it collapsed and they fell into a river,” he said.
Twenty-five children were rescued with minor injuries but 12 others, all below the age of 12, were swept away in the strong currents.
The children were watching a ritual ceremony to dispel misfortune after a measles outbreak in the area.
“The adults were throwing offerings in the form of chickens into the river” when the bridge collapsed, the official said.
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