CAIRO — Egypt has imposed a 15-day ban on sport fishing and offshore swimming near a popular Red Sea destination where a shark ****** took place last weekend.

Environment Ministry officials Mohamed Salem and Beily Hatab say Monday the ****** was likely caused by the combination of fishing and swimming in the same spot.

The shark ****** happened off Ain Sokhna, a popular holiday destination 75 miles (120 kilometres) east of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The two officials, who are directly involved in investigating the ******, said the Egyptian man who was bitten by a shark was swimming after bait was thrown nearby.

Hotels in the area were instructed to hire watchmen for their beaches.

Shark ******* are rare in Egypt.