Egypt dismisses poisonous gas behind ‘suspicious’ deaths of tourists at Red Sea resort
John and Susan Cooper were found dead at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in circumstances their daughter called ‘suspicious’
Egypt’s top prosecutor has dismissed speculation that the death of two British tourists in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada was caused by poisonous gas emissions in their hotel room.
Saturday’s statement by Nabil Sadeq said a technical team’s inspection of John and Susan Cooper’s room showed there were no toxic or harmful gas emissions or leaks.
It said his office was waiting for a forensic analysis of samples taken from the bodies.
John Cooper, 69, and his wife Susan Cooper, a 63-year old who worked for holiday company Thomas Cook in Britain, were staying at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel and died within hours of each other on Tuesday.
Their daughter said the circumstances were “suspicious”.
The Cooper couple’s deaths prompted Thomas Cook to evacuate all 301 of its customers from the hotel as a “precautionary measure”.