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Egyptian minister says it's safe to swim despite German tourist being eaten by a shark
 * Tourism minister insists diving will continue because 'sharks will not attack divers'...unless they get hungy again. * Foreign Office warns Britons to avoid cheap dive tour operators Yeah, they're real sharks * Thomson and First Choice warn holidaymakers to stay out of the water WE aren't going to jump the shark. * Just days earlier officials claimed they had caught two deadly predators The Amity police are on the job, thanks to mayor Larry. * Four holidaymakers injured in shark attacks last week So? There must be thousands of tourists who haven't been attacked...yet. * Killer shark may have been attracted to waters by dead cattle and sheep thrown overboard before Islamic feast of Eid al-Adha Ahh, the plot thickens. I knew Muslim customs would figure in this somehow. Hey, lefties blamed Bush for the Nigerian e-mail scams, so there! Egyptian officials have insisted it is safe for tourists to go back into the water despite a 70-year-old German woman being killed in Sharm el-Sheikh after another shark attack. "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?" While many holidaymakers have steered clear of the water and British travel companies halted all boat trips and diving excursions, others were pictured swimming and snorkelling in the Red Sea despite the killer fish still being on the loose. The German pensioner died after her arm was torn off by the shark. Four other tourists suffered horrific injuries in similar incidents. Just days before authorities had reassured tourists that they had captured two sharks - an oceanic whitetip and a mako - and the water were safe again for swimming. Witnesses told how the woman screamed for help after a whitetip tore off her arm and part of her thigh. She is said to have died within minutes. But officials again played down the danger and said they had called in experts to help determine what type of shark they were looking for. Tourism minister Zuhair Garana said: 'We are not allowing people to swim in deeper water and we are flying in a marine biologist from Florida to identify exactly what kind of shark we are dealing with. [Spit!] [Pushes sailor hat back on his head, leans bronzed forearms on rail] "I'd say it's a big 'un." [Spit!] We have had attacks before but we have never had this number of attacks over just a few days. [Spit!] [Gazes absently into sun going down over bounding main] "I'd say it's a hungry big 'un." [Spit!] 'Diving is being allowed. We are advised that sharks will not attack divers. ....unless they go in the water. Divers are completely safe in the bars. 'I cannot say that deep waters are completely secure but shallow waters are 100 per cent secure.' And the Americans are nowhere close to the Baghdad airport.... Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2010-12-06 |
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