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Two holidaymakers have been killed and four others injured in a 'targeted attack' on tourists at a hotel in Egypt.

A knife-wielding man yelled "stay away, I don't want Egyptians" as he stabbed his victims in the face, neck and feet in the resort town of Hurghada today.

A security official said the assailant, a man in his 20s dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, began intentionally targeting foreigners after he swam from a nearby public beach.

Two of the victims - both Ukrainian - died in the alleged attack. Three of the injured were from Serbia and one from Poland.

The suspect, who has yet to be named, was immediately arrested following the incident, which took place in the Red Sea town this afternoon.

An extraordinary image allegedly shows the knifeman being held down in a luggage carrier by hotel staff as he is wheeled away from the scene.The motive for the attack is now under investigation, Egypt's Interior Ministry and security sources said.

There remains a large police presence at the hotel and on a nearby beach following the incident, local media reports.

The head of the consular department of Ukraine's foreign ministry, Vasil Kyrylych, declined to comment pending official information from Egypt.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office released a statement after the attack, but has not advised against travelling to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.

It read: "There was a stabbing incident involving tourists at a resort in Hurghada reportedly causing injuries and fatalities."If you’re in the area, you should follow the advice of the local authorities and your travel company."

The attack came hours after five policemen were shot to death Giza when suspected Islamic militants opened fire on their vehicle early in the morning.

Three foreign tourists were also stabbed at the same resort in January 2016 by two suspected ISIS militants

The attackers, armed with a gun, a knife and a suicide belt, launched the attack at the after they landed on a beach, security sources said.

Egypt's security forces are fighting an Islamist insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula and militants have carried out attacks in the past on the tourism industryOn May 26 an Isis gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Minya province, upper Egypt killing 30 people.

On April 9 Isis set off bombs in Mar Girgis Church in Tanta and St Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria, killing at least 44 people.

On 9 April 2017, Egypt's president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced a 3-month state of emergency.

Brit holidaymakers have been warned to be vigilant at all times when visiting Egypt, avoid crowded places and follow the advice of the Egyptian authorities and their travel company.

The FCO advises against travel to South Sinai - with the exception of the area within the Sharm el Sheikh perimeter barrier - and Sharm el Sheikh; the area west of the Nile Valley and Nile Delta regions, excluding the coastal areas between the Nile Delta and Marsa Matruh.