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Turkey hot air balloon crash kills Chinese tourist | Turkey hot air balloon crash kills Chinese tourist |
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A tourist has been killed and nine others injured in a hot air balloon crash in Turkey. | A tourist has been killed and nine others injured in a hot air balloon crash in Turkey. |
The balloon, which was carrying Chinese and Malaysian tourists, came down in the Guvercinlik Valley in Cappadocia at 08:15 (06:15 GMT) on Wednesday. | |
The tourist killed was identified by Turkish media as Tang Yi, while a Malaysian was reported to be in a critical condition. | The tourist killed was identified by Turkish media as Tang Yi, while a Malaysian was reported to be in a critical condition. |
Reports from the country said the cause of the incident was as yet unknown. | Reports from the country said the cause of the incident was as yet unknown. |
The balloon had taken off from Goreme in Nevsehir province in Central Anatolia on Wednesday morning. | The balloon had taken off from Goreme in Nevsehir province in Central Anatolia on Wednesday morning. |
Paramedics and security forces were dispatched to the scene of the crash. | Paramedics and security forces were dispatched to the scene of the crash. |
In 2009 a balloon crash in the same region killed a British tourist and injured nine other people. | In 2009 a balloon crash in the same region killed a British tourist and injured nine other people. |
Three Brazilian tourists were killed, and 20 people injured, when two balloons collided in Cappadocia in 2013. | Three Brazilian tourists were killed, and 20 people injured, when two balloons collided in Cappadocia in 2013. |
Cappadocia, in central Anatolia, is famed for its "fairy chimney" volcanic cones, subterranean cities carved out of soft stone, and early Christian churches. | Cappadocia, in central Anatolia, is famed for its "fairy chimney" volcanic cones, subterranean cities carved out of soft stone, and early Christian churches. |
Ballooning has become a popular tourist business in the region over the past decade. | Ballooning has become a popular tourist business in the region over the past decade. |
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