CAIRO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Four members of a Greek rescue team en route to the flood-ravaged city of Derna and three members of a Libyan family were killed in a road accident on Sunday, the health minister for the Libyan eastern government said.
Fifteen of the Greek rescue team were injured, including seven in a critical condition, Othman Abduljaleel told a televised news conference.
Two of the Libyan family were also critical, he said.
The Greek foreign ministry was not immediately available to comment on Abduljaleel's statement regarding the killing of four Greeks.
According to a diplomatic source, the Greek rescue team had 16 members plus three interpreters.
Persons:
Othman Abduljaleel, Hatem Maher, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Karolina Tagaris, Christina Fincher, Conor Humphries
Organizations:
Greek Armed Forces, Thomson
Locations:
CAIRO, Derna, Libyan, Benghazi