12 children die during ceremony to vanquish bad luck
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[quote][b]12 children die during bad luck ceremony[/b]
Posted Mon Jun 7, 2010 3:42pm AEST
Twelve Indonesian children have died after a suspension bridge collapsed as they were taking part in a traditional ceremony to dispel bad luck, a local official said.
The accident took place in a remote village in Aceh.
"There were about 37 kids gathered together on a wire-cable suspension bridge when it collapsed and they fell into a river," district chief Ibnu Hasyim said.
Twenty-five children were rescued with minor injuries but 12 others - all below the age of 12 - were swept away in 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.
-AFP[/quote]
Bad luck is not so easily defeated. :arghfist:
now that's just shitty luck.
:irony:
dats so ironik
Well I suppose their luck collapsed
poor chickens
:frown:
Sorry but the last line made me laugh.
I feel like a bad person now. :(
looks like their luck collapsed as well.
Goddamn :ninja:
I have a brother under the age of 12 and thinking of him getting washed away makes me sad :(
this isn't supposed to be funny :saddowns:
:ironicat:
Lol, the title made me think it was some kind of cult sacrifice.
This is funnier though.
the irony of this is painful
aww :(
I wouldn't feel bad if it were their fault, but this was an accident.
Oh, jeez... I feel bad for the families and all, but there is so much irony. I just cant get past that.
I am a bad person.
Bad luck is like, "Yo man wtf, why are you throwing my beloved chickens into the water??? Lets see how you like it!!"
In all seriousness, this is pretty sad being that they were all children, but it's just so incredibly ironic, you can't help but laugh.
