Nine British pilgrims killed in Jordan crash

Nine Britons on a pilgrimage tour in Jordan were killed in a bus crash today.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2004 - 18:33

Nine Britons on a pilgrimage tour in Jordan were killed in a bus crash today.

The tourists, all thought to be elderly, were near the ancient city of Petra when their coach had a tyre blow out and hit a pick-up track before somersaulting into the air.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Jordan Place: Petra Place: Middle Eastern kingdom Place: Amman Place: Kent Place: Desert Highway Place: Wadi Rum Place: Madaba Place: King Hussein Medical Centre Place: north west Jordan Place: Turkey Place: Spain Place: Austria Place: Finland Place: Egypt Place: Israel Place: Ireland Place: Italy Place: Germany Place: Portugal Place: Heathrow airport Place: Ajlun Place: Jerash Place: Mount Nebo Place: Dead Sea Place: Dead Sea Spa Place: Tafeelah Place: London Place: UK Place: Middle East Person: The Prince of Wales Person: Charles Person: Jordan Person: King Abdullah Person: Britons Person: Jordanians Person: Samir Samawi Person: Chris Prentice Person: Prince of Wales Person: Her Majesty Person: Queen Rania Person: god Person: Moses Person: David Symes Person: Symes Organisation: Pilgrim Travel Organisation: Christian Organisation: Petra Palace Hotel Organisation: Jordan Tourism Board

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