resort of marsa alam. the foreign office says it s supporting the british nationals involved. our correspondent, sally nabil who is in cairo told us how it s believed events unfolded. after finishing afterfinishing the after finishing the cruise, the boat was about to head back to the shores today and the footage we have seen from the fire is really dramatic and you can possibly imagine the hard times those people on board to have had after the fire broke out on board the boat. and no one knows exactly what happened, what caused this huge fire to break out. but initial reports are suggesting an electrical fault. investigations are still under way, electrical fault. investigations are still underway, but electrical fault. investigations are still under way, but if there seems to be another dimension, another reason, including man made factors like negligence, like poor maintenance, i think that would have really serious repercussions on the tourist industry in this area, which
and the other two people, her husband, peter murrell, who was the party s chief executive, and colin beattie, the party s former treasurer, were both question for around 12 hours and then released without charge, pending further inquiries. there has been speculation, ongoing since those arrests, as to whether nicola sturgeon would be next. that had dampened down in recent weeks, because of that passage of time. and it is fair to say that this has come out of the blue, and caught many people off guard today. yes, there does seem to be the sentiment. we have heard from some close to the party, including its form ahead of communications, marie foote, and one of nicola sturgeon s ades, noel dolan, they are viewing the actions of the police as heavy handed. well, particularly in connection with the rest of peter murrell, and the simultaneous events that took place that day in the house
nicola sturgeon, that s a name and the fact she has been arrested. i think it isjust one of those things that is a big shock. that is a big part of this, isn t it? why this headline is so surprising. because as you re saying, nicola sturgeon had really built a name and reputation in politics. absolutely. she was known as one of the best communicators in politics throughout her eight years as first minister. and she was first minister for eight years. that is gotten s longest serving first minister. she was, as i say, well respected in all political circles, i think. so, i think that that is why there is an element of shock there. we obviously had the rest of her husband, peter murrell, i think a number of weeks ago. he was released without charge. colin beattie then followed, the former snp treasurer. he was also released without charge. but i think that everybody, across the uk and lots of people internationally as well know who nicola sturgeon is.
murrell was arrested and questioned if you weeks ago, follows two weeks later by the party s former treasurer, colin beattie. they were soken to treasurer, colin beattie. they were spoken to by treasurer, colin beattie. they were spoken to by several treasurer, colin beattie. they were spoken to by several hours - treasurer, colin beattie. they were spoken to by several hours by - spoken to by several hours by detectives and later released without charge. certainly, though it is a huge development now, the question is exactly what police will be speaking to nicola sturgeon about. obviously we are very restricted in what we can say, but please do say that in time a report will go to the procurator fiscal, effectively the scottish law officer. ~ ., effectively the scottish law officer. ~ , ., ,, ., effectively the scottish law officer. ~ ., ,, ., officer. when it nicola sturgeon was arrested, officer. when it nicola sturgeon was arrested. they officer. when it nicola sturgeon was