Rioters attack Red Sea disaster ferry firm offices

Hundreds of relatives of passengers on a ferry that sank in the Red Sea attacked the offices of the ship’s owners in Safaga, Egypt, day, throwing furniture into the street and burning the company’s sign. Riot police fired tear gas to restore order.

Rioters attack Red Sea disaster ferry firm offices

Hundreds of relatives of passengers on a ferry that sank in the Red Sea attacked the offices of the ship’s owners in Safaga, Egypt, day, throwing furniture into the street and burning the company’s sign. Riot police fired tear gas to restore order.

Family members also tried to storm a hospital in another port town after it displayed photographs of corpses retrieved from the sea. They wanted to get into the hospital morgue to see if their loved ones were there.

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