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A cable car accident has left at least seven Buddhist monks dead, according to reports

The tragedy occurred at a monastery in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, Sept. 24

Six monks were also seriously injured in the incident, per local media outlet Dinamina

At least seven Buddhist monks are reported to have died following a cable car accident in Sri Lanka.

On Wednesday, Sept. 24, 13 monks were traveling in a cable car at the Na Uyana Monastery in central Sri Lanka at around 9 p.m. local time when the incident occurred, according to local media outlet Dinamina and CNN , citing local police. Dinamina reported that an iron cable on the cable car had broken and the vehicle had overturned.

The monastery spreads over 5,000 acres of forest on a series of hills, according to its w

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