The Onion? No, the AFP: Pakistan arrests 1,000 kite-flyers under terror laws

“Those flying kites with metal wire, nylon string or dangerous cord will be tried under anti-terrorism laws,” said Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, chief minister of Punjab province.

“We cannot allow people to play with the lives of ordinary citizens in the name of sports,” he said.

You have to admit: that’s quite a line.

In all seriousness, the ten deaths mentioned in the story are very sad, but anti-terror laws? The whole “dangerous string” business actually does sound like something that requires regulation–but this is just another example wherein the concept of “terrorism” is proving to be a tad too elastic.