SERIOUS TUG-OF-WAR Arms reattached
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Doctors said they managed to reconnect the arms during a seven-hour operation, and expect the men to recover about 70 percent of the function in the limbs.
Forty-five people were injured Saturday when the rope snapped as it was pulled by 1,600 people. Taipei mayor Chen Shui-bian and several foreign ambassadors were among participants thrown to the ground but they sustained only light injuries.
City employee Chen Ming-kuo and former city councilor Yang Chung-ming had wrapped the rope around their left arms to better their grip. The limbs were ripped out when the rope snapped seconds after the tug of war began.
Mayor Chen has publicly apologized for the accident.
