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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont and agencies

Six Russian tourists die after submarine sinks off Egypt coast

An ambulance and a police vehicle outside a hospital in Hurghada.
The Russian consulate in Hurghada said the submarine was carrying 45 Russian tourists as well as crew. Photograph: EPA

Six Russian tourists have died and 39 people have been rescued after a submarine sank near the resort of Hurghada, the latest in a series of fatal accidents involving tourists on Egypt’s Red Sea coast.

Four survivors, including at least one child, were admitted to intensive care, according to an official statement.

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