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20,000 Killer Bees Hospitalise Muslims In Arizona Mosque

Over 2o people were injured and one person hospitalized after a swarm of 20,000 killer bees attacks a mosque in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday afternoon.  The unusual attack happened at the Muslim Community Mosque leading to roads being shutdown around the area as fire crews sprayed the building with foam to disperse the swarm of bees. Dailymail.co.uk reports: The bees had formed a nest under the eaves of the mosque. One mosque worker there told Azfamily.com that a man had already been booked for Saturday to remove the nest but the bees attacked earlier than expected. Nearby residents were told to stay in their homes. John Chavarria, one such local, told ABC 15 that he witnessed the attack from his house. ‘I don’t know, it was just crazy how everyone was running everywhere,’ he said. Miming swatting at bees around his head, he continued: ‘They were making some movements like that … some people would even fall in the grass over there and then they’d get up and start running. ‘I can’t believe they had the whole street blocked off for the bees.’ Some worshipers used blankets to protect themselves from the swarm, but more than 20 were stung ‘multiple times’ and [...]