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| Celebratory gunfire at Saudi wedding brings down cable killing 23 people | Celebratory gunfire at Saudi wedding brings down cable killing 23 people |
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| Celebratory gunfire at a wedding party in Saudi Arabia brought down an electric cable, killing 23 people – most of them women and children, a local civil defence official said. | Celebratory gunfire at a wedding party in Saudi Arabia brought down an electric cable, killing 23 people – most of them women and children, a local civil defence official said. |
| The official Saudi Press Agency said that a special government committee would investigate the incident in the Eastern province, which took place on Tuesday night. | The official Saudi Press Agency said that a special government committee would investigate the incident in the Eastern province, which took place on Tuesday night. |
| "At the wedding, the cable fell on a metal door and the 23 people who died were all electrocuted," Eastern province official Abdullah Khashman told Reuters. | "At the wedding, the cable fell on a metal door and the 23 people who died were all electrocuted," Eastern province official Abdullah Khashman told Reuters. |
| A photograph of the aftermath of the accident, published on local newspapers' websites, showed a large courtyard strewn with fallen chairs and a pole in the middle supporting cables carrying lightbulbs. | A photograph of the aftermath of the accident, published on local newspapers' websites, showed a large courtyard strewn with fallen chairs and a pole in the middle supporting cables carrying lightbulbs. |
| All those killed were from the same tribe, Khashman said. Thirty others were injured in the incident near Abqaiq, a centre of the Saudi energy industry. | All those killed were from the same tribe, Khashman said. Thirty others were injured in the incident near Abqaiq, a centre of the Saudi energy industry. |
| Saudi Arabia's codes require genders to be separated at most public events, including weddings. | Saudi Arabia's codes require genders to be separated at most public events, including weddings. |
| Last month the kingdom banned the shooting of firearms at weddings, a popular tradition in tribal areas. | Last month the kingdom banned the shooting of firearms at weddings, a popular tradition in tribal areas. |
| Eastern Province governor, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd, ordered an investigation into the incident, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. | Eastern Province governor, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd, ordered an investigation into the incident, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. |
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