Raw: Bodies fall out of exploding balloon

26 Feb, 2013 09:55 PM

The terror lasted less than two minutes: Smoke poured from a hot air balloon carrying sightseers on a sunrise flight over the ancient city of Luxor, it burst in a flash of flame and then plummeted about 1000 feet to earth. Courtesy: YouTube/longshortvideos

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