6 students drown, 24 injured in Alexandria beach accident


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  • Sunday, 24 Aug 2025

CAIRO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Six students died and 24 others were injured in a drowning accident on Saturday at a beach in Alexandria governorate, northwest of Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement.

The victims were part of a student group on a field trip organized by an academy specializing in air hospitality, the ministry said. The incident occurred at Abu Talat beach in Alexandria's Agami district.

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