Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Imaeda (front), president of JTB Grand Tours & Services Inc., bows at the outset of a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013. A hot air balloon carrying foreign tourists exploded in mid-air and fell 300 meters earlier the same day in Luxor, southern Egypt. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, according to reports. The company said four Japanese had taken part in the balloon ride and a Japanese couple had been confirmed dead, while the fate of the other couple was being determined.

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  • ILEA001179718
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  • 2013/2/26 00:00:00
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  • 2013 Kyodo News
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