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Egypt: Tourists killed by suspected ISIS militants

by IBNS 08 Jan 2016, 06:01 pm

Cairo, Jan 9 (IBNS): At least two suspected ISIS militants stormed into a hotel in Egypt's Hurghada town and killed three foreign tourists , media reports said.

The attackers, armed with knives, were killed by police at the Bella Vista hotel after they stabbed two Austrian guests and a Swede, officials was quoted as saying by the BBC.

The assailants were aiming to kidnap tourists, officials told the BBC.

According to reports, the attackers even raised ISIS flag.