Medical workers carry a body of the balloon explosion as they arrived in Cairo, Feb. 26, 2013. The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously-wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, including nine from China's Hong Kong, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

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Death toll rises to 19 in Egypt's Luxor balloon accident

CAIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously- wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua.

"The other two injured people were transferred to Cairo. A Briton with an injury in the head was taken to Nasser Institute Hospital while an Egyptian with burns was transferred to Helmiya Military Hospital," Sultan added. Full story

Medical workers wait to transfer bodies of victims of the balloon explosion in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 26, 2013. The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously-wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, including nine from China's Hong Kong, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

Medical workers carry the body of a victim of the balloon explosion as they arrive in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 26, 2013. The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously-wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, including nine from China's Hong Kong, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

 

A balloon is seen in this file photo taken in Luxor, Egypt, Feb. 20, 2012. Nine tourists from China's Hongkong were killed in a balloon explosion Tuesday morning in Egypt's Luxor governorate, a local health official told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

Medical workers carry the body of a victim of the balloon explosion as they arrive in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 26, 2013. The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously-wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, including nine from China's Hong Kong, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

Medical workers transfer the body of a victim of the balloon explosion as they arrive in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 26, 2013. The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously-wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, including nine from China's Hong Kong, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

Medical workers carry the body of a victim of the balloon explosion as they arrive in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 26, 2013. The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously-wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, including nine from China's Hong Kong, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

Medical workers transfer the body of a victim of the balloon explosion as they arrive in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 26, 2013. The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously-wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, including nine from China's Hong Kong, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

A medical worker carries the body of a victim of the balloon explosion upon arriving in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 26, 2013. The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously-wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, including nine from China's Hong Kong, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

People stand next to the wreckage of a hot air balloon that crashed in Luxor, Egypt, on Feb. 26, 2013. Nine tourists from China's Hongkong were killed in a balloon explosion Tuesday morning in Egypt's Luxor governorate, a local health official told Xinhua. (Xinhua)

Rescue workers lift the body of one of the tourists who died after a hot air balloon crashed in Luxor, Egypt, on Feb. 26, 2013. Nine tourists from China's Hongkong were killed in a balloon explosion Tuesday morning in Egypt's Luxor governorate, a local health official told Xinhua. (Xinhua)