The
shark reportedly bit off the 52-year-old man's leg at the knee.
The attack took place
on Sunday off the coastal city al-Qusair, the first such incident in five
years.
The species of shark
has not been confirmed. A spate of attacks in 2010 that also
led to one death was believed to have been carried out by an oceanic whitetip.
Those attacks forced
the closure of part of the major resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for a week.
The area that saw
Sunday's attack witnessed another in 2009 that killed a Frenchwoman.
The German embassy in
Cairo said it had been informed of the latest death but could not comment
further.
Egypt is one of the
world's leading diving destinations.
bbc
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