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  Next time you find yourself talking on your mobile phone in the
  middle of a thunderstorm you may want to cut the conversation short.

  UK doctors have warned of the danger of lightning strikes when using
  mobile phones outdoors during stormy weather.

  In the British Medical Journal, they highlight the case of a
  teenager left with severe injuries after being struck by lightning
  when talking on her phone.

  The metal in the phone directs the current into the body, they say.

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