Seven dead in UFO attack

“Ananova, Story filed: 13:42 Monday 12th August 2002

AT LEAST SEVEN DEAD IN REPORTED UFO ATTACKS IN INDIA

Indian villagers claim they are being attacked by flying spheres which emit red and blue lights.

At least seven people have died in the last week of unexplained injuries in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Many others have suffered scratches and surface wounds which they say happened while they slept.

Raghuraj Pal, whose neighbour Ramji Pal died recently in Shanwa, said: "A mysterious flying object attacked him in the night. His stomach was ripped open. He died two days later."

Doctors say such stories are nothing but mass hysteria while police say insects might be responsible.

"More often than not the victims have unconsciously inflicted the symptoms themselves," said Narrotam Lal, a doctor at King George's Medical College in Lucknow.

"It is a nine centimetre long winged insect that leaves rashes and superficial wounds," Supt Kavindra Singh told the Press Trust of India.

But villagers are unconvinced. In the worst-hit Mirzapur district, people have stopped sleeping outdoors despite the sweltering heat and frequent power outages.

Villagers have formed protection squads that patrol Shanwa, beating drums and shouting slogans such as, "Everyone alert. Attackers beware."

"I can't sleep because of pain," said Kalawati, 53, who says she was attacked last week. "It was like a big soccer ball with sparkling lights."”

“ANAL PROBE GOES BAD.”

“Prolly some US top-secret test of a new weapon gone bad. People will find out the truth in 2270.”

“Isn't India where they had that "Monkey Man" or something that attacked citizens a few months back. Mass hysteria.”

“brown cloud of pollution overhead your city?
much meteorite activity lately?
is that a locust on your face?
worship false idols?

biblical”

“over hear we just call them gang related and fergetaboutit!”

“Marvin vacations in India?”

“Sounds alot like the L.A. Police.”

“CNN: 'Asian Brown Cloud' poses global threat

USA Today: Study: Asian pollution may cause death, drought, floods

SkyNews: Asian Pollution Cloud Fears

BBC News: Asian haze poses 'widespread threat'

The Indian Express: Pollution cloud the size of United States hovers over Indian Ocean”

“The Associated Press picked up the India UFO story also! Wierd wild stuff.

I thought I had a crop circle in my front lawn, but then remembered my trash can was where the pushed down grass was.”

“I just knew that this thread would be started by Marvin.....

then when I opened it and found that steve hiker started it, I realized that I had overlooked the obvious.”

“i know, i had my hopes up too, chili...but i had a feeling i was going to be disappointed when i noticed the lack of randomly capitalized words. alas, it was not Marvin... *sniff, sniff*”

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“Where arem "Cholera", "Polio", "Malaria", and "Dysentary"?”