GRUESOME: A sharpened kite wire, like those used for aerial sport in the film "The Kite Runner" (above), slashed the throat of Jared Kopeloff, 13, as he skateboarded on this Flushing street.

Two New Yorkers are recovering from a run-in with a sharp object they couldn't even see until it was too late — a kite string. Jennifer Noble was entering the Marine Parkway Bridge on her bike over ...

A man and a woman were cycling on the Marine Parkway Bridge in New York City on Sunday, June 1, when they were struck by a kite string The woman suffered injuries to her hands and head, but the man ...

An Indian kite-maker removing a reel of kite string to be used at his shop ahead of Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi. Getty Images NEW DELHI — Indian police say three people, including two ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police say three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slashed by glass-coated kite string used in competitions to bring down the kites of rivals.

LAHORE, Pakistan – The death of a 4-year-old boy whose throat was slit by a low-flying kite string coated with glass has prompted authorities to forbid kite-flying in eastern Pakistan. Shayan Ahmad ...

Lucknow: Two persons were injured after coming into contact with sharp nylon kite strings in separate incidents in Lucknow on ...