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Jordanians Among Casualties In Bus Accident In Egypt's Nuweiba - Foreign Ministry


(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday it was closely following up on a traffic accident involving a passenger bus in the Egyptian city of Nuweiba that left several people dead and injured.

Ministry spokesperson Fouad Majali said initial information received by the Jordanian Embassy in Cairo indicated that the bus was carrying Jordanian and Egyptian passengers.

“Preliminary reports indicate that several Jordanians are among the deceased and injured,” the ministry said in a statement.

Through the embassy in Cairo, the ministry is coordinating with Egyptian authorities to follow up on the incident and obtain further information, he said,

He also said that a specialised team from the embassy was travelling to Nuweiba to assess the condition of the injured Jordanians and make arrangements for repatriating the bodies of those who died to the Kingdom.

Majali expressed condolences to the families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

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