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British Consul Visits Egypt Balloon Crash Site

Description:British consul John Hamilton visited the site of a hot air balloon crash near the ancient Egyptian town of Luxor on Wednesday (February 27), the day after the balloon caught fire and fell to the ground, killing 19 people. The British government said two British citizens and a British resident of Egypt were among the dead, who were mainly European and Asian tourists. The balloon came down in farmland a few kilometres from the Valley of the Kings and pharaonic temples popular with tourists. (0:50)

Source: Reuters

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