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Egypt investigates alleged shark attack off northern coast

The Egyptian Ministry of Environment rolled out a program to track changes in sharks’ behavior and their attacks on humans, following allegations that a shark attacked a diver in the Northern Coast.
Tourists walk past a red flag serving as a warning of shark sightings on a beach in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Dec. 8, 2010.

CAIRO — The Egyptian government has announced a program to monitor sharks after a citizen was injured in the northern coast.

Tarek el-Qanawaty, the nature protection advisor at the Egyptian Ministry of Environment, told Cairo24 news website on Sept. 12 that the program will track changes in sharks’ behavior following a series of attacks on humans.

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