State Television reported Thursday that a Japanese investigation team had arrived in Cairo to support an ongoing investigation in the Luxor hot air balloon crash that killed 19 tourists on Tuesday. Four Japanese nationals were among the dead. The State Television quoted Ihsan Kamil Georgy, the case’s chief medical examiner, on its website saying that six bodies had already been identified and transported to embassies in the capital. Georgy added that three emergency teams had been formed to examine the bodies. The medical examiner has asked embassies to contact families of the deceased for photos to helpo identify the remaining victims. If that fails, the teams will analyze DNA. He added that an Egyptian youth was also killed when the hot air balloon burst into fire and crashed into a field after falling 1,000 feet. Her body was also returned to her family
Japan joins Luxor hot air balloon crash probe
State Television reported Thursday that a Japanese investigation team had arrived in Cairo to support an ongoing investigation in the Luxor hot air balloon crash that killed 19 tourists on Tuesday. Four Japanese nationals were among the dead. The State Television quoted Ihsan Kamil Georgy, the case’s chief medical examiner, on its website saying that six bodies had already been identified and transported to embassies in the capital. Georgy added that three emergency teams had been formed to examine the bodies. The medical examiner has asked embassies to contact families of the deceased for photos to helpo identify the remaining victims. If that fails, the teams will analyze DNA. He added that an Egyptian youth was also killed when the hot air balloon burst into fire and crashed into a field after falling 1,000 feet. Her body was also returned to her family
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