Media Statement

22 May 2019

Update on South Africans injured in the roadside bomb blast in Egypt

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) would like to confirm that the four South Africans who remained in Egypt for medical care after the roadside bomb blast that targeted the tourist’s bus they were travelling on, have returned to South Africa this morning, 22 May 2019.

No other details will be made available on this matter as they have requested privacy and time to recover from this traumatic experience.

Enquiries: Mr Ndivhuwo Mabaya, mabayan@dirco.gov.za, 083 645 7838

ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION

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