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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 26 Feb 2013

    9 Hongkongese, 4 Japanese, 2 Britons, 2 French & 2 Egyptians killed in Egypt balloon crash - police via @AleemMaqboolhttp://bbc.in/YUu1Ph 

    1:17 AM - 26 Feb 2013
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      1. ครูเก่งกี้ ณ กองดอง‏ @kengkie 26 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        ชาวฮ่องกง 9คน,ญี่ปุ่น 4 คน,อังกฤษ 2 ฝรั่งเศส 2 และอียิปต์ 2 เสียชีวิตจากเหตุการณ์บอลลูนตกที่อียิปต์ TR @BBCBreaking

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      1. Gauravsinh Trasi‏ @realg88 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @aleemmaqbool it just seems odd to favorite this

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      1. iPhone Restore‏ @grannyandgerry 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. HorrorQueen 🤘‏ @adevaratsinge 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking so sad. Much sympathy for their families

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      1. Tae Sung Chung‏ @tschung 26 Feb 2013
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        http://zeeik.com/zeeik/1454580875 … RT @BBCBreaking 9 Hongkongese, 4 Japanese, 2 Britons, 2 French & 2 Egyptians killed in Egypt balloon crash

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      1. Danny Boy‏ @dannyboy1212 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @aleemmaqbool Hongkongese, lolol that's a funny word

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      1. Danny Boy‏ @dannyboy1212 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @aleemmaqbool Hongkongese, what is that some type of dog ?

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      1. Danny Boy‏ @dannyboy1212 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @aleemmaqbool French , Egyptians , japs, brits, All died, I thought you said this was a tragedy , sounds like great news

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      1. Danny Boy‏ @dannyboy1212 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @aleemmaqbool thank god , no Americans , that's a relief

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      1. Danny Boy‏ @dannyboy1212 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @aleemmaqbool I also heard a couple of Americans , Dorothy Gale, A Tin Man , A Scare Crow and a Cowardly Lion, is this true

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      1. me‏ @Vee_Arr 26 Feb 2013
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        Without wishing to trivialise dreadful Egypt balloon crash, I didn't know official term for people from HKwas Hongkongese (via @BBCBreaking)

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      1. 。‏ @tnssly838 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @AleemMaqbool surprised this mistake came from BBC news. There is no such thing as hongkongese!!

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      1. John‏ @enigmachine 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @AleemMaqbool "Hongkongese"? Hong Kongers, more likely https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_people …

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      1. Jon Barnard‏ @Jonny_Silvers 26 Feb 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: 9 Hongkongese, 4 Japanese, 2 Britons, 2 French & 2 Egyptians killed... @HelenLOHara are we sure that's the right name?!?

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      1. zustin will rise ❤️‏ @yasmamohamed 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking omg T_T

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      1. Vivek Tiwari‏ @Viv2511 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @AleemMaqbool Hongkongese? Coming from BBC...Going the American way for English? @NoopurTiwari @BDUTT

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      1. jwbooth‏ @Jwbooth666 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @aleemmaqbool hongkongese??? I think it's been chinese for a while...

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      1. Colin Skinner‏ @SkinnerMagic 26 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking "honkongese" - surely a corporation that prides itself on being somewhat reputable would know the correct term is "Cantonese."

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