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Over 20 stung as swarm of 20,000 KILLER BEES attack Arizona mosque
One man hospitalized and more than 20 stung as swarm of up to 20,000 KILLER BEES attack people at Arizona mosque
By James Wilkinson For Dailymail.com23:45 02 Apr 2016, updated 00:42 03 Apr 2016
The incident occurred at the Muslim Community Mosque near 32nd Street and McDowell Road, ABC 15 reported.
The road outside the mosque was shut down and fire crews dispatched to spray the building with foam in order to quell the swarms of angry bees.
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Attacked: Covered by blankets, worshipers at the Muslim Community Mosque in Phoenix flee the swarm of up to 20,000 killer bees that attacked them Friday afternoon. The bees' nest was located in the mosque's eaves
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Foam: Firefighters coated the mosque with a foam to quell the bees. Killer bees, officially known as Africanized bees, are a particularly aggressive strain of bee
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.
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 one 24-year-old man hospitalized, although everyone was said to be in stable condition.
One man told Azfamily.com that he was stung on the face in five different places.
The bees are believed to have been disturbed by the mosque's speakers, which are located next to their nest.
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One man hospitalized and more than 20 stung as swarm of up to 20,000 KILLER BEES attack people at Arizona mosque
By James Wilkinson For Dailymail.com23:45 02 Apr 2016, updated 00:42 03 Apr 2016
- The attack came Friday afternoon at Muslim Community Mosque, Phoenix
- All of the stung people were said to be in stable condition
- The bees built their nest in the mosque's eaves and were angered by noise
- Africanized bees, or 'killer bees' are a particularly aggressive strain At this time of the year they tend to build new nests in secluded spaces
The incident occurred at the Muslim Community Mosque near 32nd Street and McDowell Road, ABC 15 reported.
The road outside the mosque was shut down and fire crews dispatched to spray the building with foam in order to quell the swarms of angry bees.
Scroll down for video
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Attacked: Covered by blankets, worshipers at the Muslim Community Mosque in Phoenix flee the swarm of up to 20,000 killer bees that attacked them Friday afternoon. The bees' nest was located in the mosque's eaves
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Foam: Firefighters coated the mosque with a foam to quell the bees. Killer bees, officially known as Africanized bees, are a particularly aggressive strain of bee
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.
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 one 24-year-old man hospitalized, although everyone was said to be in stable condition.
One man told Azfamily.com that he was stung on the face in five different places.
The bees are believed to have been disturbed by the mosque's speakers, which are located next to their nest.
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