Six dead in sinking of Egypt tourist submarine

Six people died on Thursday, two of them minors, when a tourist submarine carrying dozens of Russian visitors sank off Egypt’s Red Sea coast near a major resort town.

Egyptian state media put the toll at six, while Russian state news agencies quoted General Consul Viktor Voropaev as saying that five people were confirmed dead, two of them minors.

Russia’s consulate in the tourist hub of Hurghada earlier said the vessel was carrying “45 tourists, including minors” on an underwater excursion to…