Three Israelis, two Egyptians injured after fight in Egypt's Taba, sources say

Israeli (L) and Egyptian flags fly next to each other on the international border between the two countries in the Red Sea beach resort of Taba. [Photo by MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP via Getty Images]

Three Israeli tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured after a fight broke out in the Egyptian town of Taba on the border with Israel on Friday, Egyptian security sources said, Reuters reports.

The sources said a physical altercation erupted when an Israeli tourist verbally insulted an Egyptian hotel employee, sparking a melee that involved other tourists and employees.

Egypt’s state-affiliated Al-Qahera News television channel said one of Egyptian workers had sustained serious injuries.

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