The ministry said in its statement that a committee has been set up to look into the circumstances of the attacks and any scientific reasons behind them. It also reported that the Governor of the Red Sea Governorate, Major General Amr Hanafi, had ordered the suspension of all activity in the area surrounding the attacks. The first victim was taken to a local private hospital, a source from the Red Sea Health Affairs Directorate told Reuters. He added that resuscitation efforts were made, but she died from her injuries. A security source also added that the Austrian woman had been living in Egypt for the past five years with her Egyptian husband.
