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Tourists killed in Egypt bus crash

Thursday, 1 May 20083 min read

At least nine people were killed and 28 injured in a bus crash in Egypt earlier today.

Four British tourists are believed to be among those injured in the crash, which happened as the bus was travelling from Sharm el-Sheikh to Cairo.

It is believed a tyre burst, causing the bus to overturn and catch fire.

According to the Foreign Office, no British holidaymakers were among the dead but it it is still trying to establish how many were injured.

By Bev Fearis