Fed: Two Australians injured in Egypt bombing = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2006
Fed: Two Australians injured in Egypt bombing = 2

Australian officials in Egypt have made contact with one of two women injured in the blasts.

The women are from Queensland and NSW.

Consular officials in Canberra have made contact with the family of one of the women.

They are still trying to contact relatives of the other.

A DFAT official is heading to Dahab to offer assistance to other Australians in the region.

A DFAT spokeswoman said the department "strongly condemned" the attacks.

At least 23 people, including foreigners, died when the bombs went off in crowded areas,
with scores of others injured.

An Australian tourist caught up in the attacks described how the bombs went off in
quick succession in an attack world leaders are calling an act of terrorism.

"There was a mass explosion and we ran away, and then ran back to try and find friends,"

Australian tourist Owen Norris told BBC News 24.

"There were people running round with blood coming out of their faces."

Norris had been dining at a restaurant two down from where the first bomb went off.

"As we were running we heard the second two (bombs) ... (they) were within six metres
of each other."

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KEYWORD: EGYPT RESORT AUST LEAD 2 CANBERRA (REOPENS)

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