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Monk, Trying to Torch Beehive, Burns Down Temple
Associated Press
September 5, 2008
TOKYO - A Japanese monk trying to rid his temple of a hornet's nest panicked when the hornets attacked him and dropped a torch; police say his temple then burned to the ground.
Police say the Buddhist monk had put lighted rags on a stick into the nest in the temple, but dropped it and ran when the hornets flew out and attacked him.
The monk suffered burns on his ears, face and left hand, but he was not stung. His burns are not life-threatening.
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