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| British couple die on Thomas Cook holiday in Egypt | British couple die on Thomas Cook holiday in Egypt |
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| A British couple have died on a Thomas Cook holiday in Egypt. | A British couple have died on a Thomas Cook holiday in Egypt. |
| The couple, from Burnley, Lancashire, died while staying in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, the tour operator said. One was a long-serving employee of Thomas Cook. | The couple, from Burnley, Lancashire, died while staying in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, the tour operator said. One was a long-serving employee of Thomas Cook. |
| The circumstances of their deaths have not been released. Investigations into what happened are continuing. | The circumstances of their deaths have not been released. Investigations into what happened are continuing. |
| The news was broken to staff at the Burnley store in Chancery Walk on Wednesday. The shop was closed the following day as a mark of respect. | |
| Ingo Burmester, the chief of Thomas Cook UK, said: “We are deeply saddened by the deaths of two of our customers while on holiday in Hurghada in Egypt, one of whom was a loyal and long-serving member of our Thomas Cook family. | |
| “Our focus is on fully supporting their loved ones. We are urgently investigating with the hotel and supporting the local authorities.” | “Our focus is on fully supporting their loved ones. We are urgently investigating with the hotel and supporting the local authorities.” |
| The Foreign Office said: “We are supporting the family of a British couple who died in Hurghada, Egypt, and we are in contact with the local tour operator.” | |
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