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17-Jan-2016

Government announces further security measures in key tourist resorts

Egypt is introducing a series of new security measures at its holiday resorts, the Tourism Ministry said on Thursday, a week after suspected militants armed with knives wounded three European visitors to Hurghada. The measures include installing additional closed circuit television (CCTV) camera systems in the Red Sea resorts of Sharm al-Sheikh and Hurghada, the Ministry said in a statement. The government is also buying new scanning and detection equipment and increasing the number of security personnel and sniffer dogs for resorts. An additional EGP250 million (USD32 million) will be allocated for security. "These additional measures bring our tourist security to another level. However, we will not stop there. We constantly review our capabilities ... and will continue to do so," said Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou. (Reuters)

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