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Swiss teen killed in knife-throwing game in Rome

Boy was on a school trip, staying in facility run by nuns

09 April, 12:08
Swiss teen killed in knife-throwing game in Rome (ANSA) - Rome, April 9 - A 16-year-old Swiss boy died in Rome due to a fatal game of knife-throwing played Tuesday night on a school trip. Three boys threw knives amongst each other until one of them was pierced, investigators said.

The boys were staying in a facility run by nuns in the Aurelia quarter of western Rome.

Police are questioning other students on the trip to the Italian capital.

Teachers were also present in the facility, but it is not clear in which room the boy was hit or how the knives were obtained.

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