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| Hot air balloon crash: Tourist flight crashes with at least 20 people on board | Hot air balloon crash: Tourist flight crashes with at least 20 people on board |
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| A hot air balloon carrying at least 20 people has crashed near the Egyptian city of Luxor, killing one person and injuring 12 more, according to local officials. | |
| The flight crash-landed west of the city on a desert road on Friday morning after strong winds blew the balloon off course above the city's temples and tombs. | The flight crash-landed west of the city on a desert road on Friday morning after strong winds blew the balloon off course above the city's temples and tombs. |
| It is not clear if any UK citizens were involved, but the Foreign Office is investigating. It is understood tourists of various nationalities were on board. | |
| Hot air balloon incidents have occurred in the past over Luxor. | Hot air balloon incidents have occurred in the past over Luxor. |
| In 2013, 19 foreign tourists were killed when their balloon caught fire. In 2016, Egypt temporarily halted balloon flights after 22 Chinese tourists suffered minor injuries in a crash landing of their hot air balloon. | In 2013, 19 foreign tourists were killed when their balloon caught fire. In 2016, Egypt temporarily halted balloon flights after 22 Chinese tourists suffered minor injuries in a crash landing of their hot air balloon. |
| Since then, balloon rides are monitored by cameras and banned from flying above 2,000 meters. | |