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Four Dutch tourists die in hot-air balloon crash in S China

Four Dutch tourists -- three men and one woman -- died early Wednesday when a hot-air balloon caught fire and crashed in Guilin, a popular tourist destination in south China. Five passengers, all from the Netherlands, and two Chinese pilots were... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Oct 14 2009

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