Egypt repatriates eight sailors after vessel bombed off southwest Russia

Egypt's Foreign Ministry is coordinating the response to the bombing of the ship M/V Noran near a southwestern Russian port on September 13.

• Egypt's Foreign Ministry said the vessel M/V Noran came under fire near a port in southwest Russia on September 13.
• Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Atty directed the Egyptian embassy in Moscow to monitor the incident and provide consular support to the sailors on board.
• The embassy in Moscow facilitated the return of eight Egyptian sailors to Egypt.
• Abdel Atty instructed the consular sector to contact the family of the captain, whose death was confirmed on board, as the embassy works to retrieve the body once conditions in the area stabilize.