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Germany confirms two nationals killed in Egypt attack

By AFP
Egypt The Sunny Days El Palacio hotel in Hurghada, on the Egyptian Red Sea, where two German women were killed and four others wounded when a man went on a stabbing spree.  By MOHAMED EL-SHAHED AFP
JUL 15, 2017 LISTEN
The Sunny Days El Palacio hotel in Hurghada, on the Egyptian Red Sea, where two German women were killed and four others wounded when a man went on a stabbing spree. By MOHAMED EL-SHAHED (AFP)

Berlin (AFP) - Berlin on Saturday said two women who were killed after being stabbed in an Egyptian beach resort were German nationals, confirming earlier reports.

"We can now sadly confirm that two German tourists died in the attack at Hurghada," a foreign ministry statement said.

Friday's attack in the Red Sea resort left four others wounded.

The attacker, who had swum ashore, was arrested and questioned.

"We don't know his motives yet, he could be crazy or perturbed -- it's too early to tell," a senior interior ministry official told AFP.

In January 2016, three tourists in Hurghada were wounded in a stabbing assault by two assailants with apparent Islamic State group (IS) sympathies.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Friday's stabbing.

Hurghada is one of Egypt's most popular beach resorts, especially with Ukrainians and European tourists.

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