At least 1 dead, 4 injured in submarine accident in Egypt: Officials

LONDON — At least one person is dead and four others have been injured in a submarine accident in Egypt, officials said.

Doctors in the emergency department at the Royal Hospital Hurghada confirmed to ABC News that they received five patients from a submarine accident on Thursday.

The circumstances remain unclear, including whether the submarine was submerged at the time.

It is also currently not known how many people were on board the submarine at the time of the accident or what the cause might have been.

Hurghada is a popular tourist destination for beachgoers along the Red Sea and is well known for its scuba diving and snorkeling.

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