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19 tourists killed as balloon explodes at Egypt's Luxor

February 26, 2013 09:15
A hot air balloon exploded and plunged to earth at Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor during a sunrise flight on Tuesday, killing up to 19 tourists, including Asians and Europeans, sources said. The balloon carrying 21 people was flying at 300 metres (1,000 feet) when it caught fire, a security official said. Security services cordoned off the scene of the crash in Luxor's dense sugar cane fields, as police and residents inspected the charred remains of the balloon.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Hot air balloons banned in Luxor after crash: governor

February 26, 2013 08:17
The governor of Egypt's southern province of Luxor on Tuesday ordered a ban of all hot air balloons flights in the ancient temple city following a deadly crash that killed 19 tourists. "Governor Ezzat Saad ordered that all balloon companies stop working, and that no hot hair balloon flights take off from Luxor," the official MENA news agency reported, without specifying how long the ban would remain in place. jaz/bpz

February 26, 2013 08:16
Hot air balloon flights banned in Luxor after deadly crash: governor jaz/bpz

URGENT ¥¥¥ Two Britons killed, two hurt in Egypt crash: tour operator

February 26, 2013 07:15
Two British tourists were killed and another two injured when a hot air balloon exploded in the Egyptian city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing up to 19 people, tour operator Thomas Cook confirmed. "We can confirm that two of our guests are in local hospitals, but tragically two of our guests have died in the hot air balloon incident in Luxor, Egypt this morning," the company said in a statement. ar/gj/yad

UPDATE 6-Egypt balloon crash kills 19, mostly foreign tourists

February 26, 2013 06:45
* Tourism official says explosion was an accident * Local people heard huge blast that shook homes * Dawn hot air balloon flights popular with tourists (Adds British government statement) By Marwa Awad LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 26 (Reuters) - At least 19 people, most of them Asian and European tourists, died on Tuesday when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed near the ancient Egyptian town of Luxor after a mid-air gas explosion, officials said.

19 tourists killed as balloon explodes at Egypt's Luxor

February 26, 2013 04:46
A hot air balloon caught fire and exploded as it was flying over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing 19 tourists, a security official said. An employee at the company operating the balloon told AFP the tourists were from Korea, Japan and Britain, as well as one Egyptian. "This is terrible, just terrible," the employee told AFP by telephone in floods of tears, declining to give her name. "We don't yet know what happened exactly or what went wrong," she said.

19 dead as tourist balloon explodes at Luxor: Egypt security

February 26, 2013 03:46
A hot air balloon exploded as it was flying over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing 19 people including tourists from Hong Kong, Japan, France and Britain, a security official said. "Nineteen people died," the official told AFP. The balloon which was carrying 21 people was flying at 300 metres (yards) over Qurna, in Luxor's West Bank, when it caught fire before exploding, the official said. The two survivors, including the balloon's pilot, have been taken to hospital, he said. str-jaz/bpz

19 dead as tourist balloon explodes at Luxor: Egypt security

February 26, 2013 03:46
A hot air balloon exploded as it was flying over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing 19 people including tourists from Hong Kong, Japan, France and Britain, a security official said. "Nineteen people died," the official told AFP. The balloon which was carrying 21 people was flying at 300 metres (yards) over Qurna, in Luxor's West Bank, when it caught fire before exploding, the official said. The two survivors, including the balloon's pilot, have been taken to hospital, he said. str-jaz/bpz

February 26, 2013 03:46
19 tourists killed as hot air balloon explodes at Luxor: Egypt security

URGENT ¥¥¥ 19 dead as tourist balloon explodes at Luxor: Egypt security

February 26, 2013 03:46
A hot air balloon exploded as it was flying over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing 19 people including tourists from Hong Kong, Japan, France and Britain, a security official said. "Nineteen people died," the official told AFP. jaz/bpz
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