security forces . “ I could see marks on his face , ” Fawaz said . “ It was blue , and his neck had the mark of fingertips … it was red and blue .
One of the survivors of the Egyptian hotel terror attack has spoken for the first time about the moment a jihadist tried to stabconflict.attack.stabbinghim in the chest with a knife and slashed him in the neck four times . Sammie Olovsson , 27 , from Sweden , told friends he was in a stable condition and recovering in hospital in Hurghada after he was repeatedly attacked by one of the jihadis . The two attackers , armed with a pellet gun and knives , targeted tourists at the outside restaurant of the Bella Vista Resort near the Red Sea .
" The Russian Defense Ministry regards these actions of the Turkish party as a dangerous precedent and an attempt to hide the illegal military activity near the Syrian border , " it said . Turkey 's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that agreement on the observation flight over Turkey requested by Russia under the Treaty on Open Skies could not be reached on the mission plan , so it did not occur . In November , Turkish jets shot down a Russian plane flying in Syria , a move described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a " dastardly stabconflict.attack.nain the back . " Russian jets have been striking rebel and jihadi fighters for four months in Syria , including Islamic State militants as well as fighters backed by Turkey and Gulf Arab states , angering the Turkish government . Konashenkov said Russian aircraft had carried out 237 sorties in Syria over the past three days , hitting 875 " terrorist " targets in the provinces of Aleppo , Latakia , Homs , Hama , and Deir al - Zor , Konashenkov said .
The three wounded tourists – Austrian pair Renata and Wilhelm Weisslein , both 72 , and Swede Sammie Olovsson – were rushed to hospital for treatment . Sammie , 27 , described how a jihadi tried to stabconflict.attack.stabbinghim in the chest and slashed his neck four times but told friends on Facebook that he was fine and recovering in hospital .