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BARCELONA, Spain, May 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Barcelona, Spain, said a group of six tourists spent 7 hours trapped on the viewing platform of the Columbus monument when the elevator failed.
The Barcelona City Council released a statement Tuesday saying the tourists became trapped atop the 197-foot-tall platform at 10 a.m. and technicians were unable to repair the elevator, Think Spain reported Tuesday.
Firefighters attempted a rescue with a helicopter, but they were unsuccessful. Rescuers then built a crane with a cabin to rescue the tourists, and they were all safely back on the ground by 5 p.m., authorities said.
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NAPLES, Fla., May 21 (UPI) --
The 44-year-old daughter of broadcast journalist Barbara Walters has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, Florida police said.
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NEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) --
Former first daughter Caroline Kennedy served on a New York jury that acquitted a Harlem man of selling drugs to an undercover police officer.
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DAKAR, Senegal, May 21 (UPI) --
A California couple taking a trip to Dakar, Senegal, said Turkish Airlines instead sent them nearly 7,000 miles off-course to Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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MUSCAT, Oman, May 21 (UPI) --
The Persian Gulf sultanate of Oman is set to buy a $2.1 billion missile system built by the U.S. Raytheon Co. as part of a U.S. drive to install a coordinated air-defense system linking the region's Arab monarchies to counter Iran.
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