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Sunday, July 24, 2005

4 Turks missing, 1 injured in Egypt's blasts

"4 Turks missing, 1 injured in Egypt's blasts

ANKARA, July 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Four Turkish citizens were missing and another injured in bomb attacks in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday.

Turkish citizen Cagla Yalcin, who was injured in the Saturday bomb attacks, has been sent back to Turkey by a military plane, the report said.

Meanwhile, four Turkish citizens including Cagla Yalcin's husband were missing after the attacks.

Some Turkish citizens, who were spending their vacation in Sharm el-Sheikh when the bomb attacks were staged, returned to Turkey on Sunday.

In a message to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer condemned the terror attacks and expressed sorrow over the casualties.

At least 88 people were killed and more than 200 people injured in the bomb attacks"

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