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16 tourists injured in Egypt balloon crash
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by Amitjha | April 25, 2009 at 03:46 am
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In a tragic incident of hot air balloon crash has seriously injured 16 tourist mostly from north America and Europe.
An Egyptian security official says a hot air balloon crash over the famed ancient temple city of Luxor has injured 16 tourists, mostly
from Europe and North America.
The balloon struck a cell phone transmission tower today near Gourna village on the west bank of the Nile.
The injured tourists, who came from France, England, Denmark, US, Canada and South Korea, were taken to Luxor hospital for treatment, said the official.
He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press.
Hot air ballooning, usually at sunrise over the Karnak and Luxor temples as well as the Valley of the Kings, is a popular pastime in the city.
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at 05:00 on April 25th, 2009
What were 16+ people doing in a hot air balloon? over-loaded.
at 07:20 on April 25th, 2009
These kinds of accidents must be so scary I imagine. I'm glad no one was killed.