The strings become sharp enough to cut skin, and flyers often favour firkees when using "fighter kites" at festivals as they are able to sever their competitor's strings. Authorities in several ...

The strings of fighter kites are sharp and strong enough to cut through human skin and wires. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A beloved father-of-three is dead, his throat slashed by a razor-coated kite string while riding his motorbike. The practice ...

which is not true of any other kite. They are called fighter kites & will fly up to 2000 feet. It is a sport in India to try to cut each other's string. Tells about going with Mr. B. for kite ...

For example, a box kite, which Gary made himself. A fighter kite in the shape of underwear, a rokkaku kite (a six-sided kite), and a stunt kite. The stunt kites are what Gary and the Wind Jammers ...

Three children, including a two-year-old baby, were among those killed after the glass-encrusted razor-sharp strings—used by “kite fighters” participating in the Uttarayan festival—got ...

adding that there are also Japanese fighter kites, synchronized aerial pirouette performances, and mass ascensions. “Every day of the festival is an airborne celebration that people have come to ...