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Gaza health officials say teen electrocuted during rainfall

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Gaza's Health Ministry says a Palestinian teenager was electrocuted after touching an electric pole outside his home during heavy rains.

 

Local emergency crews identified the boy Saturday as Mahmoud al-Belbisi, 16.

 

Health officials said the teenager touched the electric pole in a puddle and died immediately. Photos showed people using ropes and wood sticks to drag the body away from the pole.

 

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