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| A South African tourist was killed and 12 other people injured when a hot air balloon crashed near Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor on Friday, a health ministry official said. | A South African tourist was killed and 12 other people injured when a hot air balloon crashed near Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor on Friday, a health ministry official said. |
| Sharif Wadie, the assistant health minister in charge of emergency services, said there were no other fatalities but did not elaborate on the extent of the passengers’ injuries. The nationalities of the injured were not immediately clear. | Sharif Wadie, the assistant health minister in charge of emergency services, said there were no other fatalities but did not elaborate on the extent of the passengers’ injuries. The nationalities of the injured were not immediately clear. |
| Egypt’s civil aviation ministry said 21 hot air balloons had taken off and landed with no incident on Friday but the one that crashed had landed too forcefully. | Egypt’s civil aviation ministry said 21 hot air balloons had taken off and landed with no incident on Friday but the one that crashed had landed too forcefully. |
| Twenty people had been onboard, it said, adding that weather conditions had conformed to flight standards. | Twenty people had been onboard, it said, adding that weather conditions had conformed to flight standards. |
| Tourists often take early morning balloon rides over the city and the ancient Egyptian temples and relics in neighbouring areas. | Tourists often take early morning balloon rides over the city and the ancient Egyptian temples and relics in neighbouring areas. |
| One of the main attractions is the Karnak temple, which dates back thousands of years. | One of the main attractions is the Karnak temple, which dates back thousands of years. |
| The hot air balloons also offer views of the Valley of the Kings, where pharaonic nobility were buried. | The hot air balloons also offer views of the Valley of the Kings, where pharaonic nobility were buried. |
| Hot air balloon companies in Luxor offer the tours usually starting at sunrise. | Hot air balloon companies in Luxor offer the tours usually starting at sunrise. |
| The government had previously suspended the rides after two crashes in four years. | The government had previously suspended the rides after two crashes in four years. |
| In 2009, 13 tourists were injured when their balloon struck a communications mast in Luxor and crashed. | In 2009, 13 tourists were injured when their balloon struck a communications mast in Luxor and crashed. |
| In 2013, a hot air balloon caught fire mid-flight over Luxor, killing 19 tourists. | In 2013, a hot air balloon caught fire mid-flight over Luxor, killing 19 tourists. |
| A fact-finding committee later found that the accident was probably caused by a gas leak near the burner, sparking a blaze that spread throughout the balloon. | A fact-finding committee later found that the accident was probably caused by a gas leak near the burner, sparking a blaze that spread throughout the balloon. |
| The tourists, from Britain, France, Hong Kong, Hungary and Japan, died when the balloon plummeted to the ground after catching fire. | The tourists, from Britain, France, Hong Kong, Hungary and Japan, died when the balloon plummeted to the ground after catching fire. |
| The pilot and one tourist survived by jumping from the balloon, officials said at the time. | The pilot and one tourist survived by jumping from the balloon, officials said at the time. |
| Friday’s accident comes as the government tries to woo back tourists following years of unrest in the country that drove them away. | Friday’s accident comes as the government tries to woo back tourists following years of unrest in the country that drove them away. |
| A jihadist insurgency led by Islamic State has targeted tourists, including the bombing of a Russian airliner carrying holidaymakers from an Egyptian resort in 2015 that killed all 224 people on board. | A jihadist insurgency led by Islamic State has targeted tourists, including the bombing of a Russian airliner carrying holidaymakers from an Egyptian resort in 2015 that killed all 224 people on board. |
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