The local time 26 days 7 points, Beijing time yesterday afternoon 1 points, one carrying 21 people in the hot air balloon exploded in the Egyptian resort city of Luxor, from Hongkong, Japan, from the French and British tourist of and other places of death.

　　The hot air balloon explosion killed 19 people including 9 people

　　After the incident, the number of deaths Egyptian local television first reported was 19, with further investigation, by Beijing time yesterday evening, the death toll from 19 down to 18 people at first, but in the early morning, the death data and update again for 19 people, including 9 Chinese compatriots in Hongkong.

　　Luxor is the ancient Egyptian city, a famous tourist resort, is located in the southern part of the East Bank of the nile. Due to special local geomorphological environment, very popular hot air balloon tour, tourists in the town of balloon, the balloon rises slowly, they can enjoy the scenery and the Nile in the sky temple monuments.

　　According to media reports, 9 tourists accident is to follow the Hongkong scenery travel agency travel to Egypt, Egypt is a ten day mission, set out in February 22nd to Egypt, a line has 15 members and 1 leaders. Same day trip is fifth days. 9 tourists were killed respectively were 4 men, 5 women, aged 33 to 62 years old, from each of the 3 families. After the explosion, scenery travel agency held a press conference the account of the situation.

　　Scenery travel agency spokesman: when the hydrogen ball carrying 20 people, also have a driver in the middle, a line of 21 people. Now the last received message has 19 people to die, the driver and another foreigner passengers now alive, we believe that our 9 guests were already died.

　　The travel agency in the last night has been linked to 9 tourists relatives, and sent overnight to accompany their departure to Egypt to help cope with the aftermath. At the same time, the company to stop all hot air balloon tourism project activities, including Europe, Turkey geothermal balloon.

　　In addition, there are 6 Hongkong tourists. Because there is no balloon. At present, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt has been sent to the scene.

　　In addition to the tourists were killed 9 people in Hongkong, there are 4 Japanese, 2 Britons, 2 French and 1 egyptians. In the three injured, a British tourist and Egyptian drivers because of head injuries and burns, at present has been transported to the capital Cairo for treatment, another British tourists were rushed to a local hospital in Luxor because of his injuries died.

　　The reason has not yet finalized or gas pipe valve rupture

　　This incident has caused the domestic and foreign media attention, the cause of the explosion has become the focus of media reports. Earlier, the Phoenix in Egyptian journalists broadcast out the cause of the accident.

　　Phoenix TV reporter in Egypt: a reaction witnesses at the scene, the balloon from the hot air inlet at the bottom of the start of combustion, explosion fire the ball until the wall after balloon. According to the local people said, someone is smoking, but the accident is still under investigation.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporters in Egypt to the sound of China introduced the cause of the accident is that.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporters in Egypt: contact person responsible for us with the Luxor a travel company, according to his introduction at the scene, balloon, because the sphere pressure is too large, excessive engine flame liftoff height, to touch the ball in the sphere wall fire and explosion.

　　Has long been engaged in a hot air balloon manufacturing experts, Beijing Blue Sky Aviation Club Limited liability company manager Su Xingming do not agree with this statement.

　　Su Xingming : we have a standard flame height is 4 meters, in which he also won't exceed 6 meters, the general hollow inside the sphere is more than 20 meters high, igniting the possibility of relatively small.

　　In addition to the above two points, the Xinhua News Agency reporter put forward there are third possible reasons.

　　Xinhua News Agency: a source accident balloon company told the Xinhua news agency, in a hot air balloon is about to land, the driver when the bundling rope, the gas tank valve cut, resulting in gas tank explosion, then the flame from the air pressure in the hot air balloon inside the sphere increased sharply, and then increased to 400 meters high and explosion.

　　For this reason, experts Su Xingming analysis of hot air balloon manufacturing, great possibility.

　　Su Xingming: the most dangerous is check valve next to the position, contact with cylinders, the other is no problem. Check valve is the most weak, because other parts are made of stainless steel, the place is alloy aluminum material, the. The relatively weak point.

　　Chinese ambassador to Egypt museum set up a working group of Hongkong sent to Egypt

　　After the accident, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt immediately set up a working group on processing to ambassador Song Aiguo leadership of the accident. Working group on the same day to Luxor 9 China Hongkong tourists killed in the aftermath.

　　Hongkong SAR chief executive Liang Zhenying attaches great importance to tourists in Hongkong, in a hot air balloon activities in Egypt misfortune was very sad, asked relevant departments to form the working group to handle the follow-up work, the Hongkong immigration department soon formed a working group, a Qatar Airways flight to local for the relevant procedures for the victims in Hong Kong personnel.

　　It is understood, Egypt has suspended the balloon flight on the same day, the investigation of the accident. Media analysis, the accident may give the already fragile Egyptian tourism one disaster after another. The voice of China will continue to follow the progress of the incident and the subsequent effects.

　　埃及當地時間26日7點，北京時間昨天下午1點，一個載有21人的熱氣球在埃及旅游城市盧克索上空發生爆炸，造成來自香港、日本、法國和英國等地的游客死亡。

　　埃及熱氣球爆炸致19人死亡 包括9名港人

　　事發之后，埃及當地電視臺最早報道的死亡人數為19人，隨著事件調查的進一步深入，截止北京時間昨天傍晚，死亡人數從最初的19人下調到18人，但在今天凌晨，死亡數據又再次更新為19人，其中包括9名中國香港同胞。

　　盧克索是埃及古城，著名的旅游勝地，位于南部尼羅河東岸。由于特殊的地貌環境，當地十分流行熱氣球觀光項目，游客們在小鎮乘坐熱氣球，隨著熱氣球緩緩升起，他們可以在天空中飽覽尼羅河風光及神廟古跡。

　　據媒體報道說，事故中遇難的9名游客是跟隨香港勝景游旅行社前往埃及旅游的，是一個埃及十天團，于2月22日出發前往埃及，一行有15名團友及1名領導。出事當天是行程第5天。遇難的9名游客分別是4名男子，5名女子，年齡介乎33至62歲，分別來自3個家庭。爆炸事故發生后，勝景游旅行社召開了記者會交代情況。

　　勝景游旅行社發言人：當時那個氫氣球載著20人，也有一名駕駛員在當中，一行21人。現在最后收到的消息是有19人身故，那名駕駛員及另一名外國人乘客現在生還，我們相信我們當中的9位客人已經身故。

　　旅行社在昨晚已經聯系到了9名游客的親屬，并派人連夜陪同他們出發前往埃及協助處理善后。同時，公司停止一切熱氣球旅游項目的活動，其中包括歐洲、土耳其等地熱氣球活動。

　　另據悉，還有6名香港游客因為沒有搭乘熱氣球而幸免。目前，中國駐埃及大使館已經派人前往事發現場。

　　不幸遇難的游客除了9名香港人之外，還有4名日本人、2名英國人、2名法國人和1名埃及人。在三名傷者中，一名英國游客和埃及駕駛員因頭部受傷和燒傷，目前已被運往首都開羅接受救治，另一名英國游客在被送往盧克索當地醫院后因傷勢過重不治身亡。

　　原因仍未最終確定 或為燃氣管閥門破裂導致

　　這起事件引起了國內外媒體的關注，爆炸的原因成為媒體報道的焦點。早前，鳳凰衛視駐埃及記者播報了事故的原因。

　　鳳凰衛視駐埃及記者：有現場的目擊者反應，熱氣球先從底部的熱氣進口開始燃燒，直到火焰燒到了氣球的球壁后發生爆炸。據當地人說，是有人吸煙導致，但事故仍然是在調查中。

　　新華社駐埃及記者向中國之聲介紹事故原因時是這樣說的。

　　新華社駐埃及記者：我們跟盧克索一個旅游公司的負責人聯系，據他在現場介紹，熱氣球升空后，由于球體壓力過大，升空高度過高，引擎火焰碰觸到球壁導致球體起火爆炸。

　　長期從事熱氣球制造的專家、北京藍天航空俱樂部有限責任公司經理蘇興明不太認同這個說法。

　　蘇興明：我們標準的火焰高度是4米左右，他這種也不會超過6米吧，一般球體內空有20多米高，引燃的可能性比較小。

　　除了上面兩點，新華社記者提出還有第三個可能的原因。

　　新華社記者：事故熱氣球所屬公司的一名消息人士告訴新華社，在熱氣球即將降落的時候，駕駛員在捆綁繩索的時候，不慎將燃氣罐的閥門割破，導致氣罐發生爆炸，隨后騰起的火焰使熱氣球內的氣壓急劇升高，球體隨后升高至400米左右高空并發生爆炸。

　　對于這個原因，熱氣球制造專家蘇興明分析，可能性極大。

　　蘇興明：最危險的就是檢驗閥旁邊的位置，跟氣瓶接觸的地方，其他的都沒什么問題。最薄弱的就是檢驗閥，因為其他地方是不銹鋼做的，那塊地方是鋁制材質的、合金的。那塊相對薄弱一點。

　　中國駐埃大使館成立工作組 香港派專人赴埃

　　事故發生后，中國駐埃及大使館立即成立以宋愛國大使領導的事故處理工作組。工作組人員當天趕赴盧克索處理9名遇難中國香港游客善后事宜。

　　香港特別行政區行政長官梁振英高度重視，對香港游客在埃及參加熱氣球活動時遭遇不幸表示十分難過，要求有關部門組成工作組到當地處理好善后工作，香港入境事務處很快組成工作小組，搭乘卡塔爾航空公司的航班飛往當地為遇難人員辦理相關的返港手續。

　　另據了解，埃及在當天已經暫停熱氣球飛行，對此次事故展開調查。有媒體分析，這起事故可能會給本已脆弱的埃及旅游業雪上加霜。中國之聲將繼續關注事件的進展和后續影響。

　　The local time 26 days 7 points, Beijing time yesterday afternoon 1 points, one carrying 21 people in the hot air balloon exploded in the Egyptian resort city of Luxor, from Hongkong, Japan, from the French and British tourist of and other places of death.

　　The hot air balloon explosion killed 19 people including 9 people

　　After the incident, the number of deaths Egyptian local television first reported was 19, with further investigation, by Beijing time yesterday evening, the death toll from 19 down to 18 people at first, but in the early morning, the death data and update again for 19 people, including 9 Chinese compatriots in Hongkong.

　　Luxor is the ancient Egyptian city, a famous tourist resort, is located in the southern part of the East Bank of the nile. Due to special local geomorphological environment, very popular hot air balloon tour, tourists in the town of balloon, the balloon rises slowly, they can enjoy the scenery and the Nile in the sky temple monuments.

　　According to media reports, 9 tourists accident is to follow the Hongkong scenery travel agency travel to Egypt, Egypt is a ten day mission, set out in February 22nd to Egypt, a line has 15 members and 1 leaders. Same day trip is fifth days. 9 tourists were killed respectively were 4 men, 5 women, aged 33 to 62 years old, from each of the 3 families. After the explosion, scenery travel agency held a press conference the account of the situation.

　　Scenery travel agency spokesman: when the hydrogen ball carrying 20 people, also have a driver in the middle, a line of 21 people. Now the last received message has 19 people to die, the driver and another foreigner passengers now alive, we believe that our 9 guests were already died.

　　The travel agency in the last night has been linked to 9 tourists relatives, and sent overnight to accompany their departure to Egypt to help cope with the aftermath. At the same time, the company to stop all hot air balloon tourism project activities, including Europe, Turkey geothermal balloon.

　　In addition, there are 6 Hongkong tourists. Because there is no balloon. At present, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt has been sent to the scene.

　　In addition to the tourists were killed 9 people in Hongkong, there are 4 Japanese, 2 Britons, 2 French and 1 egyptians. In the three injured, a British tourist and Egyptian drivers because of head injuries and burns, at present has been transported to the capital Cairo for treatment, another British tourists were rushed to a local hospital in Luxor because of his injuries died.

　　The reason has not yet finalized or gas pipe valve rupture

　　This incident has caused the domestic and foreign media attention, the cause of the explosion has become the focus of media reports. Earlier, the Phoenix in Egyptian journalists broadcast out the cause of the accident.

　　Phoenix TV reporter in Egypt: a reaction witnesses at the scene, the balloon from the hot air inlet at the bottom of the start of combustion, explosion fire the ball until the wall after balloon. According to the local people said, someone is smoking, but the accident is still under investigation.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporters in Egypt to the sound of China introduced the cause of the accident is that.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporters in Egypt: contact person responsible for us with the Luxor a travel company, according to his introduction at the scene, balloon, because the sphere pressure is too large, excessive engine flame liftoff height, to touch the ball in the sphere wall fire and explosion.

　　Has long been engaged in a hot air balloon manufacturing experts, Beijing Blue Sky Aviation Club Limited liability company manager Su Xingming do not agree with this statement.

　　Su Xingming : we have a standard flame height is 4 meters, in which he also won't exceed 6 meters, the general hollow inside the sphere is more than 20 meters high, igniting the possibility of relatively small.

　　In addition to the above two points, the Xinhua News Agency reporter put forward there are third possible reasons.

　　Xinhua News Agency: a source accident balloon company told the Xinhua news agency, in a hot air balloon is about to land, the driver when the bundling rope, the gas tank valve cut, resulting in gas tank explosion, then the flame from the air pressure in the hot air balloon inside the sphere increased sharply, and then increased to 400 meters high and explosion.

　　For this reason, experts Su Xingming analysis of hot air balloon manufacturing, great possibility.

　　Su Xingming: the most dangerous is check valve next to the position, contact with cylinders, the other is no problem. Check valve is the most weak, because other parts are made of stainless steel, the place is alloy aluminum material, the. The relatively weak point.

　　Chinese ambassador to Egypt museum set up a working group of Hongkong sent to Egypt

　　After the accident, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt immediately set up a working group on processing to ambassador Song Aiguo leadership of the accident. Working group on the same day to Luxor 9 China Hongkong tourists killed in the aftermath.

　　Hongkong SAR chief executive Liang Zhenying attaches great importance to tourists in Hongkong, in a hot air balloon activities in Egypt misfortune was very sad, asked relevant departments to form the working group to handle the follow-up work, the Hongkong immigration department soon formed a working group, a Qatar Airways flight to local for the relevant procedures for the victims in Hong Kong personnel.

　　It is understood, Egypt has suspended the balloon flight on the same day, the investigation of the accident. Media analysis, the accident may give the already fragile Egyptian tourism one disaster after another. The voice of China will continue to follow the progress of the incident and the subsequent effects.

　　埃及當地時間26日7點，北京時間昨天下午1點，一個載有21人的熱氣球在埃及旅游城市盧克索上空發生爆炸，造成來自香港、日本、法國和英國等地的游客死亡。

　　埃及熱氣球爆炸致19人死亡 包括9名港人

　　事發之后，埃及當地電視臺最早報道的死亡人數為19人，隨著事件調查的進一步深入，截止北京時間昨天傍晚，死亡人數從最初的19人下調到18人，但在今天凌晨，死亡數據又再次更新為19人，其中包括9名中國香港同胞。

　　盧克索是埃及古城，著名的旅游勝地，位于南部尼羅河東岸。由于特殊的地貌環境，當地十分流行熱氣球觀光項目，游客們在小鎮乘坐熱氣球，隨著熱氣球緩緩升起，他們可以在天空中飽覽尼羅河風光及神廟古跡。

　　據媒體報道說，事故中遇難的9名游客是跟隨香港勝景游旅行社前往埃及旅游的，是一個埃及十天團，于2月22日出發前往埃及，一行有15名團友及1名領導。出事當天是行程第5天。遇難的9名游客分別是4名男子，5名女子，年齡介乎33至62歲，分別來自3個家庭。爆炸事故發生后，勝景游旅行社召開了記者會交代情況。

　　勝景游旅行社發言人：當時那個氫氣球載著20人，也有一名駕駛員在當中，一行21人。現在最后收到的消息是有19人身故，那名駕駛員及另一名外國人乘客現在生還，我們相信我們當中的9位客人已經身故。

　　旅行社在昨晚已經聯系到了9名游客的親屬，并派人連夜陪同他們出發前往埃及協助處理善后。同時，公司停止一切熱氣球旅游項目的活動，其中包括歐洲、土耳其等地熱氣球活動。

　　另據悉，還有6名香港游客因為沒有搭乘熱氣球而幸免。目前，中國駐埃及大使館已經派人前往事發現場。

　　不幸遇難的游客除了9名香港人之外，還有4名日本人、2名英國人、2名法國人和1名埃及人。在三名傷者中，一名英國游客和埃及駕駛員因頭部受傷和燒傷，目前已被運往首都開羅接受救治，另一名英國游客在被送往盧克索當地醫院后因傷勢過重不治身亡。

　　原因仍未最終確定 或為燃氣管閥門破裂導致

　　這起事件引起了國內外媒體的關注，爆炸的原因成為媒體報道的焦點。早前，鳳凰衛視駐埃及記者播報了事故的原因。

　　鳳凰衛視駐埃及記者：有現場的目擊者反應，熱氣球先從底部的熱氣進口開始燃燒，直到火焰燒到了氣球的球壁后發生爆炸。據當地人說，是有人吸煙導致，但事故仍然是在調查中。

　　新華社駐埃及記者向中國之聲介紹事故原因時是這樣說的。

　　新華社駐埃及記者：我們跟盧克索一個旅游公司的負責人聯系，據他在現場介紹，熱氣球升空后，由于球體壓力過大，升空高度過高，引擎火焰碰觸到球壁導致球體起火爆炸。

　　長期從事熱氣球制造的專家、北京藍天航空俱樂部有限責任公司經理蘇興明不太認同這個說法。

　　蘇興明：我們標準的火焰高度是4米左右，他這種也不會超過6米吧，一般球體內空有20多米高，引燃的可能性比較小。

　　除了上面兩點，新華社記者提出還有第三個可能的原因。

　　新華社記者：事故熱氣球所屬公司的一名消息人士告訴新華社，在熱氣球即將降落的時候，駕駛員在捆綁繩索的時候，不慎將燃氣罐的閥門割破，導致氣罐發生爆炸，隨后騰起的火焰使熱氣球內的氣壓急劇升高，球體隨后升高至400米左右高空并發生爆炸。

　　對于這個原因，熱氣球制造專家蘇興明分析，可能性極大。

　　蘇興明：最危險的就是檢驗閥旁邊的位置，跟氣瓶接觸的地方，其他的都沒什么問題。最薄弱的就是檢驗閥，因為其他地方是不銹鋼做的，那塊地方是鋁制材質的、合金的。那塊相對薄弱一點。

　　中國駐埃大使館成立工作組 香港派專人赴埃

　　事故發生后，中國駐埃及大使館立即成立以宋愛國大使領導的事故處理工作組。工作組人員當天趕赴盧克索處理9名遇難中國香港游客善后事宜。

　　香港特別行政區行政長官梁振英高度重視，對香港游客在埃及參加熱氣球活動時遭遇不幸表示十分難過，要求有關部門組成工作組到當地處理好善后工作，香港入境事務處很快組成工作小組，搭乘卡塔爾航空公司的航班飛往當地為遇難人員辦理相關的返港手續。

　　另據了解，埃及在當天已經暫停熱氣球飛行，對此次事故展開調查。有媒體分析，這起事故可能會給本已脆弱的埃及旅游業雪上加霜。中國之聲將繼續關注事件的進展和后續影響。