Armenpress News Agency, Armenia
July 14, 2017 Friday


Two Armenian citizens wounded in Egypt knife attack



YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS. Two Armenian citizens have been wounded
as an unknown knife-wielding assailant attacked tourists in a Hurghada
hotel in Egypt.

“According to preliminary information two citizens of Armenia have
been wounded in the Hurghada incident”, Armenian foreign ministry
spokesman Tigran Balayan said on Twitter.

An unknown individual attacked tourists in a hotel in Hurghada, Egypt.
The assailant was armed with a knife. Two tourists, presumably
Ukrainians, have been killed.

Reports suggest four others have been wounded. The attacker entered
the hotel and randomly attacked the tourists.

At the same time, the country’s interior ministry said six people have
been wounded in the attack and their citizenship is being clarified.
The victims have been hospitalized.