Egypt: Suspected suicide bombers shot dead before they could detonate bomb

The ‘jihadis’ reportedly armed with a gun, knives and a suicide belt had already wounded three tourists at the Bella Vista Resort in Hurghada, Egypt.

Security forces say the attackers arrived by sea to launch the onslaught on the beachside Bella Vista Hotel, Dailymail reports.

They claim to have killed an attacker wearing a suicide bomb and to have seriously wounded a second armed with a knife.

The attackers, reports say, were carrying black flags with the shahada, the Muslim testament of faith written on it which is commonly used by ISIS.

Authorities say the shot attacker was a 21-year-old student from the Cairo neighbourhood of Egypt..