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          Patna, July 28 (IANS) Thirteen people, including women and   children, were killed by lightning across Bihar Thursday in a single day, an   official said."Ten people have been killed by bolts of lightning in   Kaimur district followed by two in Purnia and one in Patna," a state Disaster   Management Department official said.
 
 
 |  Over a dozen people sustained burn injuries, he added.
 The state   government has announced a compensation of Rs.1 lakh each for the victims'   kins.
 
 Lightning strikes during the monsoon are common in   Bihar.
 
 Last month, over three dozen people were killed by lightning in   north Bihar.
 
 
 
      
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