Pakistanis break human flag record
27 October BBC
More than 24,000 Pakistanis have broken a world record to create the
world's largest human flag. The record was broken in the eastern city of
Lahore's hockey stadium, in what was described as an "amazing display of
unity".
The thousands of young people held up green and white boxes to create
the Pakistani standard. The flag broke a record set five years ago, in
Hong Kong, when 21,726 formed a human flag. "Every single one of you
holds this record," Guinness World Records adjudicator Gareth Deaves
said.
On Saturday evening, 42,813 people in the same stadium sang the
national anthem together, smashing the previous best of 15,243 held by
India. They also created the world's largest mosaic, creating a picture
of Lahore Fort, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
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