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Thomas Cook evacuates 300 from Egyptian hotel after couple's deaths

The Thomas Cook logo. [Reuters]

Britain’s Thomas Cook said it was evacuating all 301 of its customers from a hotel in Egypt’s popular Red Sea resort of Hurghada as a precautionary measure after two of its holidaymakers died in circumstances it said were still unclear.

Local officials said on Friday both deaths were from heart failure.

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