3 British tourists killed in boat fire off Egypt’s Red Sea coast - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Beatrice Farhat

Jun 12, 2023

A screen capture of a video showing the boat fire off the coast of Marsa Alam, Egypt, June 11, 2023. — A screen capture of a video showing the boat fire off the coast of Marsa Alam, Egypt, June 11, 2023. — YOUTUBE/Reuters

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