Six killed including three children after bleeding to death when their throats were slit by strings at kite festival

AT LEAST six spectators were killed during an annual kite-flying festival after their throats were slit by wayward strings. Three children are among the dead after the day of celebration in Gujarat, India, turned sinister. GettySix people are dead after the horror kite festival in India[/caption] Crowds had gathered to watch the spectacle in the sky as the Uttarayan festival got underway on Sunday. A further 176 people also sustained injuries from cuts and falls while flying the kites.