Children, locked outside, die in wasp attack (sunday)

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Source: http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/tue/oct17b2.htm

Children killed by wasps attack after adults protect themselves

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Two young Indonesian brothers attacked by wasps died in a Malaysian state after adults who saw them being chased by the swarm locked them out of a room to prevent getting stung themselves, news reports said Monday.

Aziz Rahman, 3, and his 4-year-old brother Fazrul were playing with their friend Nuri Mestinal at a palm oil plantation near Sibu in central Sarawak when they hit a wasps' nest Sunday afternoon, the New Straits Times reported.

The boys ran toward the plantation canteen screaming for help with the wasps close behind, the paper said.

Plantation workers sitting in the cafeteria locked the door after seeing the swarm approaching, and only emerged after the wasps had left, the national news agency Bernama said.

The plantation workers found the brothers unconscious when they opened the door, the New Straits Times said.

Nuri survived the wasp attack but was hospitalised, Bernama said. Local hospital and police officials could not be immediately contacted for comment.