Two attackers armed with a gun, knife and suicide belt have launched an assault at the entrance to a popular hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
#Egypte again
affected by terrorism #Hurghada ☹ pic.twitter.com/ige4z0W4ZN— Diiiëgovc (@Diiegovc) January 8, 2016

Two tourists were injured during the attack.
#Hurghada #Egypt: Pics released by Al-Bawaba pic.twitter.com/67hHRBh8XG— Majd Khalifeh (@Majd_Khalifeh) January 8, 2016

Both gunmen have been shot dead by security forces.

An ISIL flag has been recovered from the scene.
Photo reportedly of the #ISIS flag & explosive device belonging to the hotel attackers in #Hurghada #Egypt pic.twitter.com/VYOrq5mStV— IraqiSuryani (@IraqiSuryani1) January 8, 2016

The assailants are believed to have arrived by sea.

A German and Danish national are being treated for their wounds.

Egypt is in the middle of a wave of Islamist militancy.
#Egypt attack on tourist bus in front of Barcelona #Cairo pyramids hotel this morning pic