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2016-01-09 Africa North

Egypt hotel attack: One attacker killed, other wounded

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Posted by Fred 2016-01-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 Al Ahram has an update today, as follows (it's not important enough to post tomorrow as an independent article):

It is still unclear what motivated the two attackers to stab three European tourists inside the Bella Vista hotel on the Red Sea; authorities have ruled out terror as a reason

A stabbing at a hotel in Egypt's Hurghada on Friday which injured three tourists “didn't take more than four minutes,” Bella Vista hotel's administration said on Saturday, playing down the incident and blaming media outlets for reporting otherwise.
"Two drugged young men attacked one of our hotel restaurants,” read the statement, posted on the hotel's Facebook page.

The attackers carried a "fake gun" and "knives," and one attacker "used his knife trying to stab some of our guests,” the statement added, repeating the same story released by the interior ministry on Friday following the attack.

"Our security and the hotel police man [sic] dealt immediately within seconds with the 2 attackers and shot them down."

One of the guests had left hospital two hours after the attack and the other two were still recovering, Bella Vista said.

The hotel's Saturday account came amid conflicting media and official reports about the details of the incident, with some media outlets reporting the assailants carried firearms and used them at the hotel. It was also reported that one of them wore an explosive belt.

"Any other rumors or news more than the above is nonsense and crap," the hotel statement added. "Most probably is to make propaganda that will affect the tourism in Egypt badly [sic], and that was the main aim."

Posted by trailing wife 2016-01-09 20:57|| 2016-01-09 20:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Shot down within seconds.

Your Hebrew rent-a-cop tends towards efficienct

Posted by Shipman 2016-01-09 23:16|| 2016-01-09 23:16|| Front Page Top

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