First Group of Bulgarian Citizens Safely Evacuated from Israel to Egypt
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No Bulgarians Hurt in Luxor Balloon Incident
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Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency
The Bulgarian Embassy in Cairo has no information about Bulgarian citizens hurt in the accident with a tourist balloon in the Egyptian resort of Luxor, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced.
Earlier on Tuesday, 19 foreign tourists perished in Luxor after a hot-air balloon transporting 20 tourists exploded.
Only one of the tourists and the balloon pilot have survived.
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