Int'l skydiving festival kicks off in Egypt

CAIRO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The seventh edition of Egypt's "Jump Like a Pharaoh" air sports festival kicked off on Tuesday, with about 200 skydivers from different countries participating in the three-day event.

The festival began as 100 skydivers jumped from C-130 aircraft provided by the Egyptian Armed Forces. They fashionably landed at the foot of the Pyramid of Khafre in Giza, near the capital Cairo.