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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: August 22, 2006 |
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A bus crash in the Sinai peninsula killed at least eight tourists Tuesday, mostly Israeli Arabs, police and hospital officials said. More than 30 others were believed wounded, some critically.
The crash happened about 4:30 p.m. in the town of al-Saada, about 240 miles southeast of Cairo, between the resort cities of Nuweiba and Taba in the Sinai, police said.
Egypt has a history of serious bus and car crashes on its roads and highways, which are often poorly maintained or without stringent traffic regulations.
Israel's ambulance service said it had 30 ambulances and six intensive care units standing by on the Israeli side of the border, ready to go in across the border if requested. It said a witness had reported that people were trapped in the wreckage.
The bus, one of four traveling in a convoy, overturned, said Danny Miran of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, speaking on Israel's Channel 10 TV. He said Israel's consul was on his way to the scene from Cairo.
The wounded were taken to a hospital in Nuweiba, police said.
Dr. Said Eissa, the director of emergency services in the south Sinai in Egypt, said eight tourists were killed and 35 wounded.
Another Egyptian police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said nine people were killed and that all were Israeli Arabs.
The Sinai remains a popular destination for Israeli tourists despite a series of terror attacks that have occurred there in recent years. |
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