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3 turist killed&12 more injured after bomb blast Pyramid in Egypt's 1st terror attack
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3 turist killed&12 more injured after bomb blast Pyramid in Egypt's 1st terror attack
Three tourists are killed and 12 more injured after bomb blast hits tour bus near Pyramids in Egypt's first terror attack against foreign holiday makers in two years
A roadside bomb has struck a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, killing at least four people and injuring 12 others.
Three Vietnamese visitors died when the homemade device ripped through the bus after it was concealed behind a wall, officials said.
The Egyptian tour guide who had accompanied them was killed in the explosion at 6.15pm local time (4.45pm GMT) while the driver, also Egyptian, was injured.
Another 10 of the 14 tourists from Vietnam were hurt in the explosion while only one without physical injuries.
Pictures from the scene showed the side of the bus ravaged by the explosion, near the country's historic landmarks.
Officials said the bus was travelling in the Marioutiyah area near the pyramids on Friday when the roadside bomb went off.
The improvised explosive device was placed near a wall along a street, officials said this evening.
Security services were immediately dispatched to the area and have opened an investigation into the explosion.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack and it was not clear whether the vehicle had struck the bomb or whether it was launched from the side of the road.
Egypt has battled Islamic militants for years in the Sinai Peninsula in an insurgency that has occasionally spilled over to the mainland, hitting minority Christians or tourists.
However, this is the first attack to target foreign tourists in almost two years.
Western tourists have been warned of the dangers, with Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office advising that an attack in Egypt was 'very likely'.
The FCO has stopped short of advising against any travel to Cairo and Giza but has warned of threats to foreigners posted on websites and social media.
Visitors are also warned that 'tourists at high-profile sites like the Giza Pyramids may be confronted aggressively for money or business'.
Meanwhile the U.S. State Department also urges caution, saying terrorists 'have targeted religious sites, to include mosques, churches, monasteries, and buses traveling to these locations'.
Both countries advise against any travel to the northern Sinai peninsula nearest Israel due to the threat from terrorism.
Egypt's vital tourism industry had been showing signs of recovery after years in the doldrums amid political turmoil and violence after a 2011 uprising.
It will likely prompt a further tightening of security ahead of the New year's Eve celebrations and next month's Christmas celebrations of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the dominant denomination among Egypt's estimated 10 million Christians.
Over the past two years, militant attacks against Christians in Egypt - usually targeting churches or buses carrying pilgrims to remote desert monasteries - have killed over a hundred people.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6536355/At-two-dead-Egyptian-tourist-bus-hits-roadside-bomb-near-Pyramids-Giza.html
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- The tourist bus was attacked on Friday night with four people confirmed dead
- Three Vietnamese visitors died in the blast along with an Egyptian tour guide
- Pictures from the scene showed the side of the bus ravaged by the explosion
A roadside bomb has struck a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, killing at least four people and injuring 12 others.
Three Vietnamese visitors died when the homemade device ripped through the bus after it was concealed behind a wall, officials said.
The Egyptian tour guide who had accompanied them was killed in the explosion at 6.15pm local time (4.45pm GMT) while the driver, also Egyptian, was injured.
Another 10 of the 14 tourists from Vietnam were hurt in the explosion while only one without physical injuries.
Pictures from the scene showed the side of the bus ravaged by the explosion, near the country's historic landmarks.
Officials said the bus was travelling in the Marioutiyah area near the pyramids on Friday when the roadside bomb went off.
The improvised explosive device was placed near a wall along a street, officials said this evening.
Security services were immediately dispatched to the area and have opened an investigation into the explosion.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack and it was not clear whether the vehicle had struck the bomb or whether it was launched from the side of the road.
Egypt has battled Islamic militants for years in the Sinai Peninsula in an insurgency that has occasionally spilled over to the mainland, hitting minority Christians or tourists.
However, this is the first attack to target foreign tourists in almost two years.
Western tourists have been warned of the dangers, with Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office advising that an attack in Egypt was 'very likely'.
The FCO has stopped short of advising against any travel to Cairo and Giza but has warned of threats to foreigners posted on websites and social media.
Visitors are also warned that 'tourists at high-profile sites like the Giza Pyramids may be confronted aggressively for money or business'.
Meanwhile the U.S. State Department also urges caution, saying terrorists 'have targeted religious sites, to include mosques, churches, monasteries, and buses traveling to these locations'.
Both countries advise against any travel to the northern Sinai peninsula nearest Israel due to the threat from terrorism.
Egypt's vital tourism industry had been showing signs of recovery after years in the doldrums amid political turmoil and violence after a 2011 uprising.
It will likely prompt a further tightening of security ahead of the New year's Eve celebrations and next month's Christmas celebrations of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the dominant denomination among Egypt's estimated 10 million Christians.
Over the past two years, militant attacks against Christians in Egypt - usually targeting churches or buses carrying pilgrims to remote desert monasteries - have killed over a hundred people.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6536355/At-two-dead-Egyptian-tourist-bus-hits-roadside-bomb-near-Pyramids-Giza.html
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