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Egypt: Chinese tourist killed, three others injured in bus accident

As covered by shanghaidaily.com, “A mini-bus overturned Saturday morning on the highway from Egypt’s Aswan to tourist attraction Abu Simbel, killing one Chinese tourist and leaving another 13 people on board injured — among them three Chinese nationals, a Chinese embassy official confirmed to Xinhua.” Read Article

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Egypt: British tourist survives hot air balloon tragedy with only minor injuries

As covered by nzherald.co.nz, “the only tourist who survived the crash of a hot air balloon in the southern city of Luxor, a British national who jumped from the balloon after it caught fire and before it plummeted to the ground, killing 19 others…The Briton, Michael Rennie, escaped with only minor injuries and no burns” […]

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Egypt: British tourist drowns in the Red Sea

As covered by dailymail.co.uk, “A British man has died in the Egyptian holiday resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. The 50-year-old drowned while swimming off the Red Sea coast on Friday…Sharm el Sheikh is one of the main Red Sea resorts and attracts millions of tourists each year.” Read Article

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Eygpt: man sentenced for running travel scam business

On February 6 2013, officers in the General Directorate of Investigations in Cairo have arrested a man accused of running a fake travel business. Mohammad Attia got sentenced for 11 years after he was found guilty of 14 different fraud and scam charges. Victims told police that Mohammad Attia charged a large fee and promised […]

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Egypt: 7 killed and 38 injured in tourist bus accident

As reported by egyptindependent.com, “Seven people died and 38 were injured Sunday when a tourist bus overturned in the rugged area of Abu Zenima on the Sharm el-Sheikh-Cairo road. Authorities notified the prosecutor general about the incident to conduct an investigation.” Read Article

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Egypt: Russian female tourist killed in car accident

According to english.ruvr.ru, “A Russian tourist has been killed while diving near the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. It is known that the victim was female and a resident of the Moscow Region born in 1981.” Read Article

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