Hot air balloon carrying tourists in Egypt crashes: officials
Cairo, (MILLAT ONLINE):A hot air balloon carrying around 20 people including tourists crashed near Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor on Friday, security and medical officials said.
Luxor governor Mahmoud Badr confirmed the accident, telling AFP he was at a hospital in the city checking on passengers taken there, and that a statement would be released soon.
He did not say whether there were any casualties.
In 2013, a hot air balloon caught fire in mid-flight over Luxor, killing 19 tourists.