News of the accident emerged in late June on the microblogging site Sina Weibo and was not confirmed by the state-owned operator until last Friday.

六月下旬事故发生之后，消息很快在新浪微博上传开，而直到上周五才得到官方证实。

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Also on Friday, FIFA confirmed that Brazil will not be completely ready to host June's Confederations Cup -- a precursor event to next year's World Cup in the South American country.

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