24 Electrocuted by Wire Cut by Celebratory Gunfire

high voltage power line fell down and touched the metal door of the house where the wedding was being held…. In line with traditions in the Gulf, wedding celebrations in Saudi Arabia are segregated. Most of the casualties were women, and they died as they attempted to escape through the electrified metal door…. [A freak accident you say?] In July 1999, 76 people died in a similar incident in Eastern Province.