Egypt probes Red Sea resort attack

Egypt's tourism minister was to visit today victims of an attack at a Red Sea resort hotel by knife-wielding assailants, as police investigated the latest blow to the country's tourism industry.

Hisham Zazou, who was expected to arrive in Hurghada in the afternoon, told AFP that a probe was still ongoing into yesterday's attack, in which two Austrians and a Swede were wounded.

The health ministry said they suffered knife wounds and were in stable condition. It was the second attack in as many days against an Egyptian hotel.

Police shot dead one of the assailants and badly wounded the other, after they targeted the tourists in the beachfront Bella Vista hotel.

The interior ministry said the assailants entered the hotel from a restaurant on the street front.

A video published by Egyptian news websites appeared to show the wounded assailant receiving emergency medical treatment and being questioned on his identity.