India: Three children among six dead as kite strings slit throats at Gujarat festivalPolice said 30 people sustained cuts and 46 were injuredhree children are among six to have died from kite strings slicing their throats during a festival in India.Gujarat state authorities have said 176 people were injured due to cuts and falls during the annual Uttarayan festival, which took place over the weekend.Thousands take part in the annual festival which is held around mid-January in cities across the Gujarat region to mark the formal beginning of the end of winter.The losses are being mourned in India which has a proud history of the kite flying activities - which are a tradition in other parts of Asia.However, while this number of deaths is considered a national tragedy, it is not the first time people have died during the Uttarayan festival."