Relatives of Italian victims arrive at bomb site

Описание: (10 Oct 2004) SHOTLIST
1. Cars arriving at Taba Hilton hotel
2. Bulldozers sifting through debris in recovery operation at hotel, site of explosion
3. Various of Italian relatives arriving at site, crying
4. Various of Italians leaving
5. Close up of wreath laid on damaged building
6. Tilt up from wreath to damaged building

STORYLINE:

Relatives of two Italian women, who were among the victims of last week's resort bombings in Egypt, arrived in Taba on Sunday.

DNA tests confirmed the identity of the two Italian sisters, Italy's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

Jessica and Sabrina Rinaudo's bodies will be returned to Italy by military plane, the ministry said in a statement.

The sisters were among at least 34 people, several of them Israeli tourists, killed in Thursday's car bombings targeting Red Sea resorts.

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi sent a message of condolences to the women's family.

The sisters were from the town of Dronero in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.

Jessica Rinaudo, 19, was a hairdresser, while her 22-year-old sister worked in a supermarket, according to La Republica newspaper.

Three car bombs exploded on Thursday, one at the Taba Hilton just south of the border with Israel and two at the Ras Shitan resort of beach bungalows.

Israel has blamed al-Qaida for the attacks, and Egyptian investigators are leaning toward an al-Qaida connection as well.

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