Lightningstrikesover Paris leaveseveralinjuredhttps://t.co/IZrQA4AVIO

— The Guardian (guardian) May 28, 2016 Childrenamong11 people struckby lightningin Paris park, officialssayhttps://t.co/jAzB0NtPBc pic.twitter.com/j9kZQp64WF\u2014 BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 28, 2016", "dateCreated": "2016-05-28 19:19:25", "dateModified": "2016-05-28 19:19:25 +02:00", "datePublished": "2016-05-28 19:19:25 +02:00", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://static.euronews.com/articles/334026/1440x810_334026.jpg", "width": "1440px", "height": "810px", "caption": "The majority of those injured are thought to be children, six are seriously hurt", "thumbnail": "https://static.euronews.com/articles/334026/385x202_334026.jpg", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "euronews", "url": "https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews-logo-main-blue-403x60.png" } }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Catherine Hardy", "url": "hardy", "sameAs": "https://twitter.com/fernojay" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Euronews", "legalName": "Euronews", "url": "https://www.euronews.com/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews-logo-main-blue-403x60.png", "width": "403px", "height": "60px" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/euronews", "https://twitter.com/euronews", "https://flipboard.com/@euronews", "https://www.instagram.com/euronews.tv/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/euronews" ] }, "speakable": { "@type": "SpeakableSpecification", "xPath": [ "/html/head/title", "/html/head/meta[@name='description']/@content" ], "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2016/05/28/11-hit-by-lightning-in-paris-park" } }, { "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Euronews.com", "url": "https://www.euronews.com/", "potentialAction": { "@type": "SearchAction", "target": "https://www.euronews.com/search?query={search_term_string}", "query-input": "required name=search_term_string" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/euronews", "https://twitter.com/euronews", "https://flipboard.com/@euronews", "https://www.instagram.com/euronews.tv/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/euronews" ] } ] }

11 hit by lightning in Paris park

11 hit by lightning in Paris park
By Catherine Hardy
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The majority of those injured are thought to be children, six are seriously hurt

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Eleven people have been struck by lightning at a park in central Paris.

Eight of the injured were children.

The French Interior Ministry says six have are in a serious condition.

It happened in the Monceau park in the north-west of the French capital.

Local officials are quoted as saying the children, aged between seven and 14, had been attending a birthday party in the park at the time.

A spokesman for the French fire brigade says the situation would have been worse if an off-duty fire officer had not been on hand to give first aid.

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11 People, IncludingSeveralChildren, WereStruckBy LightningIn A Paris Park https://t.co/L8opOQZueVhttps://t.co/RAopJAUyTo

— BuzzFeedNews (BuzzFeedNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/736598739213791232">May 28, 2016</a></blockquote> <script asyncsrc="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"align="center"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lightningstrikesover Paris leaveseveralinjured<a href="https://t.co/IZrQA4AVIO">https://t.co/IZrQA4AVIO</a></p>&mdash; The Guardian (guardian) May 28, 2016

Childrenamong11 people struckby lightningin Paris park, officialssayhttps://t.co/jAzB0NtPBcpic.twitter.com/j9kZQp64WF

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 28, 2016

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