Three tourists stabbed in Egypt 'stable'

Three European tourists stabbed in Egypt are in a stable condition, a hospital official says.

Egyptian security services outside the entrance to Bella Vista Hotel in Red Sea resort of Hurghada, Egypt, 08 January 2016. Source: AAP

An Egyptian hospital official says two Austrians and a Swede stabbed at an Egyptian Red Sea resort were only lightly wounded and are in stable condition.

The official identified the victims as Renata and Wilhelm Weisslein, both 72, and Sammie Olovsson, 27.

The official said they suffered shallow wounds.

Two suspected militants attacked the three at a hotel in Hurghada late on Friday.

Security forces shot both assailants, killing one and wounding the other before arresting him.