Children in Paris struck by lightning

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Firefighters were called to the Parc Monceau on Saturday afternoon

Eleven people, most of them children, have been struck by lightning in a Paris park, with six of them seriously injured, officials say.

Lightning struck the Parc Monceau, in the west of the French capital, during a storm on Saturday afternoon.

The children, who suffered burns, have been taken to the Necker hospital.

Torrential rain also halted play at the French Open as defending champion Serena Williams was about to start a match against Kristina Mladenovic.

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The Parc Monceau is in the west of the city, in the eighth arrondissement

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