Cruise ship in Suez Canal collision

An Egyptian passenger cruiser carrying more than 1,300 Muslim pilgrims from Egypt collided late today with a Cypriot cargo ship at the southern entrance of the Suez Canal, port officials and state-run media said.

At least 22 Egyptians aboard the Salam 95 cruiser were injured and helped aboard at least 12 rescue boats that rushed to the crash site and took the victims to hospital, the officials said.