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土耳其发生热气球相撞事故 三人丧生 Three Brazilian tourists have been killed and more than 20 other people injured after two hot-air balloons collided in Turkey, officials say. 土耳其发生两个热气球相撞事故，三名巴西游客丧生、另有20多人受伤。 ? One ascending balloon was torn open as it hit the basket of another, and then plunged to the ground, witnesses said. ? The accident happened in Cappadocia, a region popular with tourists for its spectacular volcanic rock formations. ? A tourist who was in another balloon said: It was quite horrific. We looked up and it was falling out of the sky. ? Joanne Rowley, an Australian on holiday in Turkey with her husband, added: It fell straight down to the ground. It was just horrendous. ? You could see that people werent going to survive. I still feel quite shaken from the experience. ? Turkeys civil aviation agency says it has launched an inquiry. ? Among the questions expected to be considered is whether too many balloons are taking to the skies in Cappadocia, some 300 kilometres (190 miles) from the Turkish capital, Ankara. ? One tourist, E Wayne Ross, said the skies were crowded, and about 100 balloons had taken off early on Monday morning.