Russian officials not eager to confirm information about more deaths in Egypt

Information about four Russians among those who died in terror attack in the Taba Hilton in Egypt is untrue, Russia's Vice-Consul in Egypt Vladimir Bondarenko announced. According to him, there is official data about only one Russian woman, who died in the hotel blast and was identified by her daughter. Currently identification of another dead woman is being carried out. She was purportedly another Russian citizen. However, the Vice-Consul said that 9 more Russian tourists were still missing, Mayak radio reported.

According to recent data, 34 people died in the blast, which rocked through the Taba Hilton on October 7. 105 were injured in the explosion.