Monday, July 25, 2005

Egypt hunts Pakistanis over bombs

Egypt hunts Pakistanis over bombs

Egyptian police are searching for six Pakistani nationals in connection with the triple bombing at Sharm al-Sheikh.

They have distributed photographs of the six, who disappeared from a hotel in Cairo earlier this month.

The confirmed death toll stands at 64, although hospital officials say the figure could be as high as 88.

Police have arrested scores of Bedouin for questioning, as investigators pursued links with an attack on tourists in eastern Sinai last year.

Police have clarified that the six missing Pakistanis disappeared before the bombings, and were not staying at a hotel in Sharm al-Sheikh, as previously reported.