11 People, Including 8 Children, Were Struck By Lightning In A Paris Park
The group had sought shelter under a tree during a downpour when the lightning struck.
Eleven people were injured, several critically, after being struck by lightning in a Paris park on Saturday, officials said.
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The incident happened as the group tried to take shelter from the rain under a tree in Parc Monceau in the city's ritzy 8th Arrondissement.
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A video filmed near the park and uploaded to Instagram shows torrential rain falling on the city's streets, with booming thunder following a flash of light.
The French interior ministry said in a statement that eight of the injured were children.
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