Cable Car Crashes in Tourist Resort in Kashmir, Killing 7

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Srinagar, Shawwal 1, 1438, Jun 25, 2017, SPA -- Four Indian tourists and three local residents died on Sunday when a cable car came crashing down from a height of at least 30 meters (100 feet) after derailing from a pulley in the tourist resort of Gulmarg in Kashmir. Senior police officer Imtiyaz Hussain said that four other people were injured in the accident. One of the injured was in critical condition, AP reported. Hussain said the dead included a New Delhi couple and their two children. The three local residents who died included two tourist guides. Authorities have launched a rescue operation for at least 100 people stranded in cable cars on the ropeway, Hussain said. They were also scouring the nearby forest area for any tourists who may have fallen there. --SPA 18:43 LOCAL TIME 15:43 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w436025

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