4 Dead In Aftermath of Deadly Bomb
CAIRO, Egypt — Sunday, February 22
A blast rocked a tourist area of the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday, killing at least four people, including foreigners. Security and police sources . . .
Egyptian Health Minister Hatem el-Gabali said 17 people were wounded, including 10 French tourists, one German and three from Saudi Arabia. Sources said six people had been seriously wounded. Blood could be seen, on the marble paving stones in front of the historic Hussein mosque.
Witnesses said a second device was discovered and was safely defused by disposal experts.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack and it is not yet clear if the tourists had been deliberately targeted.
Three people were killed, including an American and a French tourists, in a bomb blast in the same area in 2005. And in September last year, masked gunmen seized 19 hostages, including 11 tourists, on a safari in a remote desert area near the Sudanese and Libyan border. All were released unharmed.
Tourism in Egypt, the most populous Arab country, reached record levels last year after a lull in deadly attacks over the last few years. These recent events are being seen as likely detractors from the continued success of tourism in this north African country.