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174 passengers rescued after Turkey cable car accident

Thomas Anderson
April 13, 2024

174 people stranded in cable cars above a mountain in southern Turkey have been brought to safety. The rescue came a day after one of the cabins hit a pole and burst open, killing one person and injuring seven when they plummeted to the rocks below.

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