On July 14, a 28 year old man armed with a knife attacked tourists in a Hurghada hotel. Two German citizens were killed, four others – including two Armenians, one Russian and one Czech citizen, were wounded. The wounded Armenians were transported to a Cairo hospital where they were treated for their injuries.
In the framework of the criminal case S. Minasyan and Ye. Hayrapetyan were found the injured party, the young man, born in 1996, was arrested.