70 hospitalized in wasp attack

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At least 66 students and four teachers of a School in Pilimatalawa were hospitalized following a wasps attack this morning.

The students and teachers were attacked by the wasps after the students pelted stones at a nearby tree. The injured were admitted to the Peradeniya and Kadugannawa hospitals, sources said.

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oyage podi guru Wednesday, 05 January 2011 01:40 PM

It appears the students will have learned a good lesson: not to pelt stones at wasps' nests. And where were the teachers when the students started pelting the stones??

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