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| 2 tourists dead after knife attack on Egypt beach resort | 2 tourists dead after knife attack on Egypt beach resort |
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| An attack at a Red Sea resort in Hurghada, Egypt has killed two people and injured six. It happened at the beach of a hotel with the attacker gaining access to the tourists by swimming from a public area. | An attack at a Red Sea resort in Hurghada, Egypt has killed two people and injured six. It happened at the beach of a hotel with the attacker gaining access to the tourists by swimming from a public area. |
| A statement from the Interior Ministry said the assailant used a knife in the attack which targeted tourists of several nationalities.The two killed were Ukrainian nationals, a medical source was cited by Reuters as saying. | A statement from the Interior Ministry said the assailant used a knife in the attack which targeted tourists of several nationalities.The two killed were Ukrainian nationals, a medical source was cited by Reuters as saying. |
| The attacker was arrested after the stabbings, according to the statement. | The attacker was arrested after the stabbings, according to the statement. |
| Local news reported that the attack occurred at a resort on the Corniche Road which runs adjacent to several hotels. | Local news reported that the attack occurred at a resort on the Corniche Road which runs adjacent to several hotels. |
| The two Ukrainian victims are women, reported Reuters. The head of the consular department of Ukraine's foreign ministry, Vasil Kyrylych, declined to comment pending an official investigation from Egypt. | |
| An image uploaded to Twitter by an Al Jazeera journalist claims to show the attacker being restrained by hotel staff. | |
| RT.com verified the location of a video also uploaded to the same account to the Sunny Days El Palacio resort in Hurghada. | |
| Video shows the wounded being removed from the resort by ambulance. |