Fresh video obtained by the Associated Press shows the moment a Mexican soldier slams into the ground after he was pulled into the air by a giant flag at a military parade.
The video, shot on a cellphone by Armando Silva Salazar, shows the soldier’s rifle becoming entangled in the Mexican flag and the soldier spinning wildly in the air before slamming into the ground.
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According to Silva the unidentified soldier was lifted about 98 feet in the air.
He added that the soldier only suffered of a minor fracture to his ankle as well as concussion.
The 64-by-32-meter flag is the 8th largest in the world and it weights over 700 kilograms, local media reported.
The ceremony on Friday 1st May was to commemorate May Day.
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