Police say a fire reportedly broke out aboard the balloon, prompting the pilot to try to lower it.
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Bride shot dead in attack on French wedding party
A suspected attacker is also killed in an apparent exchange of fire during the incident in a village near Avignon.
‘Necessary’ or ‘unfounded’? Americans in Texas respond to US strikes
The BBC asked Texans and those visiting the state about US President Trump’s decision to bomb three nuclear sites.
Decoy flights and seven B-2 stealth bombers – how US says it hit Iran’s nuclear sites
A timeline of how the complex mission unfolded was laid out in a Pentagon briefing.
Three fans die in Algeria football stadium fall
Many others were injured when a barrier collapsed as MC Alger fans celebrated winning the league, reports say.
Retaliate now, later or never: What Iran’s next move could be
Swarm attacks, cyber strikes or nothing at all for now. Will Iran retaliate against ‘the Great Satan’ – and if so, how?
Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills 22, Syrian authorities say
The interior ministry says a man affiliated with IS entered a church and opened fire before blowing himself up.
Belarus opposition leader’s husband urges Trump to help other prisoners
After his unexpected release, Sergei Tikhanovsky broke down describing his five years in solitary confinement
An unprecedented moment – but what the US and Iran do next could be even more momentous
The “tortuous” US-Iran relationship was tested at least once before, but this is of far greater magnitude
Watch: How successful have the US strikes on Iran been?
BBC security analyst Gordon Corera examines how much damage is likely to have been caused to Iran’s nuclear sites.