US army cadets at West Point banned from pillow fights

Earlier this year at least 30 cadets were left with concussion or other injuries after mass pillow fight

Cadets graduate at West Point, New York
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Cadets at America's most prestigious military academy have been banned from having pillow fights, according to officials.

At least 24 students at West Point were left with concussion and six with other injuries at a mass pillow fight in August after pillow cases were stuffed with hard objects. Wounds included a fractured cheek and a broken nose, while another cadet was found unconscious, reports the New York Times.

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