6 die as Egyptian tourist submarine carrying Russians sinks
Six people died on Thursday when a tourist submarine sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast, state media reported, with Russia's consulate saying 45 Russian citizens were aboard.
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Russia's consulate in Hurghada, a town popular with tourists from the country, said the vessel was carrying '45 tourists, including minors', and that four people had died.
'According to initial data, most of those on board were rescued and taken to their hotels and hospitals in Hurghada,' the consulate said.
The website of state-owned Akhbar Al-Youm newspaper gave the toll of six dead and said 19 others were injured.
Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, quoting an Egyptian emergency services source, reported the death of 'five foreigners and one Egyptian'.
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Local authorities did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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