Shark Attack in Egypt? Must Be the Work of Israeli Agents

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By Jennifer Welsh
Dec 13, 2010 10:27 PMApr 12, 2023 7:36 PM

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A recent smattering of shark attacks in the shallow waters of the Egyptian resort city Sharm el-Sheikh has visitors in a state of JAWS-like panic. The sharks (now known to be individuals of at least two different species) attacked five times over six days, killing a German tourist and severely injuring four others. The state of panic is a fertile breeding ground for conspiracy theories. One Sharm el-Sheikh diver named

Captain Mustafa Ismail believes that the sharks were trained to attack Egyptians by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad

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