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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 29 Oct 2013

    World's first tunnel connecting 2 continents opens in Istanbul, Turkey, linking Asia & Europe http://bbc.in/196dYWb pic.twitter.com/QjdEHaiy3X

    8:05 AM - 29 Oct 2013
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      1. Blakey rats are already scary  🐀‏ @blakeyrat 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Pictured: not a tunnel

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      1. DanaBlankenhorn‏ @danablankenhorn 29 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld Someone hasn't heard about the Ural Mountains. (Europe's not really a continent, either.)

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      1. ConnectingEU‏ @ConnectingEU 29 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking a huge step towards making the world even smaller and boundary-less

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      2. INSTA: GrantCohen25‏ @grantc25 7 Nov 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @Lucy_Tops I wonder when Africa will be connected to Europe! Then I don't have to fly anymore!!!

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      3. Lucy Tops‏ @Lucy_Tops 7 Nov 2013
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        @grantc25 imagine that...

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      4. INSTA: GrantCohen25‏ @grantc25 7 Nov 2013
        Replying to @Lucy_Tops

        @Lucy_Tops maybe your dad can start working on a side project while out at sea??? :)

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      5. Lucy Tops‏ @Lucy_Tops 7 Nov 2013
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        @grantc25 hmm I'll plant the seeds...

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      1. joseph perfect‏ @fjoeiro 31 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. Sherin Elrayes‏ @sherinelrayes 31 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking The first tunnel connecting two continents is Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel under Suez Canal in Egypt connecting Asia and Africa

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      1. Karl Robertson‏ @DualfuelusKarl 31 Oct 2013
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        Great news! Istanbul needed more than the two bridges between Europe and Asia. The traffic over the bridges was horrendous.@BBCBreaking

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      1. Cao Huy Bình‏ @CaoHuyBnh 31 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking So which country does the Ural moutains belong to ?

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      1. Irvelt Henriquez‏ @IrveltHenriquez 31 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking it's amazing

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      1. satnarain sharma‏ @SharmaSatnarain 31 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking http://PaidBounty.Com/s.php?s=74458 

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      1. john bishop‏ @jbishop0924 30 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking cool story

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      1. Katia Saab‏ @KatiaKsab 30 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking:World's 1st tunnel connecting 2 continents opens in Turkey, linking Asia & Europe http://bbc.in/196dYWb pic.twitter.com/Z21R5SLfhs

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      1. OLUMAKINDE DAVID ‏ @davidyemo11 30 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking interesting...

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      1. Barbara Wood‏ @GayeWood 30 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld This is the moment to be in Istanbul!!

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      1. Can Ali Gürgüç‏ @GrgCan 30 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking How come Eu says Turkey is not part of Europa?

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