Couple struck dead by lightning on Great Wall

A recently married couple were killed in a lightning strike while climbing on a rugged section of the Great Wall of China.

Couple struck dead by lightning on Great Wall
Sun, 14 Jun, 2009 - 12:58

A recently married couple were killed in a lightning strike while climbing on a rugged section of the Great Wall of China.

The Beijing Times newspaper said the force of the lightning strike caused the pair to fall off the wall in Huairou, a Beijing suburb.

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