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BBC Gets Slammed For Hot Air Balloon Tweet

BBC Radio 2 has been criticised after posting an insensitive message on Twitter following a hot air balloon accident in Egypt. Two Britons were among the 19 people killed when the balloon crashed Tuesday near the city of Luxor. BBC tweeted: 19 tourists are believed to have died in a hot air balloon crash in Egypt.Have you tried something you wouldn't normally on holiday? #r2vine Steve Berry parodied: "RT @BBCRadio2 6m Jews were annihilated as part of Hitler's Final Solution. Ever argued with your neighbours over land borders? #r2vine."

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