Four Chinese students were drowned on Friday when they were swimming in the sea of Marsa Matrouh, an Egypt's northwestern coastal city, Chinese Embassy confirmed to Xinhua on Sunday.

中国驻埃及大使馆周日向新华社证实，有四名中国留学生于上周五在地中海西北部城市马特鲁附近海滩游泳时溺亡。

The four were drawn into the sea because of strong winds and high waves there, a Chinese counsellor quoted local security sources as saying.

一位中国官员称，根据当地安全部门的说法，四名学生溺水的原因是强风和海浪等恶劣的气候情况。

Xu Zhitian, a member of the panel dealing with the issue from the Chinese Embassy in Egypt, told Xinhua that the students are of two newly-married couples. One of them studies at Cairo University, other two in Al-Azhar University and the fourth is from Al-Azhar senior high school.

中国驻埃及大使馆成立了专家组专门处理此次事件，该专家组成员许志田称，溺亡的四名中国学生是两对新婚夫妻，其中一人是开罗大学的学生，2人就读于爱资哈尔大学，另1人来自爱资哈尔中学。

Marsa Matrouh, the capital city of Matrouh governerate, is a famous tourism resort in Egypt. The students visited the place during the holiday of Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice.

马特鲁城是马特鲁省的首都，埃及有名的旅游胜地。事件涉及的４名留学生是利用宰牲节假期前往马特鲁省游玩的。

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