'24 killed' in Israel tourist bus crash

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An Israeli bus full of newly arrived Russian tourists veered off a desert road and plunged down a ravine today killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens, Israeli emergency services said.

The crash, one of the worst Israeli road accidents in years, occurred near the Egyptian border, north of the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat.

A police source said the passengers were Russian tourists who had just landed at a nearby airport. Israel's Airport Authority said the flight had arrived from St. Petersburg.

An official at the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv said he had no confirmed information but the embassy had sent a representative to the scene.

http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/24-killed-in-israel-tourist-bus-crash-1157637.html

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1. That was last month wasn't it?

It also doesn't have a thing to do with the current situation in Israel/Gaza.

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2. Wondered the same thing

but don't count on any moderator to remove this.

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3. True. Didn't notice that.

One of the news agreggators I use popped it up today. Maybe Lithos will delete it, it does not comply with I/P rules. I'll alert on it.