ANKARA - Seven members of a Turkish second division football team were hospitalized, two in serious condition, after lightning struck their pitch during training on Tuesday, the Anatolia news agency reported.
The injured were six players and a staff member responsible for equipment, said the manager of the Alanyaspor club, Mevluthan Cavusoglu.
Two of the players lost consciousness and were in serious condition.
The incident occured in Alanya, a popular resort on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, which was hit by torrential rains Tuesday.
10/31/2006 15:28 GMT