Two wounded after gunmen open fire at hotel in Egyptian Red Sea resort

Two foreign tourists are believed to have been wounded by gunmen who opened fire at a hotel in an Egyptian Red Sea resort.

The attack in the city of Hurghada was said to have taken place shortly before 8.45pm local time [6.45pm UK time] on Friday.

The assailants are thought to have arrived by sea to carry out the attack, security sources said.
Ahram Online reported three gunmen stormed the Bella Vista Hotel, which is located in the busy downtown area of the city.

The injured tourists are reported to be from Denmark and Germany. The nature of their injuries are currently unknown.

Egyptian official said policemen opened fire at the attackers, with one reportedly killed and another wounded. 

It is not currently known who is behind today's attack.
Earlier today, Islamic State said its fighters carried out an attack on Israeli tourists in Cairo on Thursday in response to a call by the group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to target Jews "eveywhere".

No tourists were injured in yesterday's attack and Egyptian authorities said the attack was aimed at security forces.

A Russian passenger plane crashed in the Sinai desrt on October 31, killing all 224 people on board after an explosion.

Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack. and released a photograph of a bomb, which the group claimed was used to bring down the plane.