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Planes collide mid-air show rehearsal, seven dead

Planes collide mid-air in Slovakia show rehearsal, seven dead
Planes collide mid-air in Slovakia show rehearsal, seven dead
Between 20 and 40 people were on board the two aircraft, and witnesses reported seeing some of them jumping with their parachutes open, the website of the daily Dennik N said.
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Two planes carrying civilian parachutists rehearsing for an air show collided in mid-air on Thursday in Slovakia, killing seven people, a spokeswoman for rescue services said.

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She gave no further details.

The crash happened near the town of Ilava, 150 km north of the Slovak capital Bratislava.

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