Read an article in the paper the other day about a flight from Bangkok to New Dehli (which we took as well). A drunk Mexican on the plane punched a fellow passenger and then threatened to blow up the plane. The plane then made an emergency landing in Kolkata and the Mexican was quickly arrested upon landing. He didn't have any bomb equipment on him. I'm sure he spent a lovely time in an Indian prison, and we thought our accommodations were bad! Tequila!
In other news, the Cricket World Cup is on right now. Cricket is THE sport here in India. Unfortunately, India lost to both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group phase and their one victory against Bermuda was not enough to move them through to the next round. Pakistan also lost in the group phase and are out as well. Cricket is also extremely popular in Pakistan. The coach of the Pakistani team was found dead in his hotel room shortly after the team was ousted from contention. He died of strangulation and foul play is definitely at hand. They haven't identified a suspect yet (as far as I know, I may be a bit behind on the story), but do have some leads. The Cricket World Cup is being played in Jamaica.
That's all for the international news from the subcontinent! We're in Jaipur right now, heading to Udaipur on Friday.
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