Baku. Anakhanum Hidayatova – APA. British, French, Hong Kong and Japanese nationals are among 19 tourists reportedly killed in a hot air balloon crash near the Egyptian city of Luxor, APA reports quoting BBC.
The balloon was flying at 1,000 ft (300m) when it caught fire and exploded, plunging onto fields west of Luxor, officials said.
One witness told the BBC people were jumping out of the balloon, "from about the height of a seven-storey building".
Two people, including the balloon's pilot, reportedly survived the crash.
Luxor lies on the banks of the River Nile and is home to some of Egypt's most famous pharaonic-era ruins.
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