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| Tourist killed in Cairo bombing |
| 2009-02-22 |
| A FRENCH tourist was killed and 17 people, among them other European holidaymakers, were wounded todaywhen a bomb went off near a cafe in the Cairo tourist area of Khan al-Khalil, police said. The Frenchman died in hospital, Health Minister Hatem al-Gabali told state television. The wounded included of 10 French tourists, two Germans, three Saudis and two Egyptians, he said, adding that one was in critical condition. Witnesses said that two bombs were thrown from a rooftop overlooking a street lined with cafes and restaurants near the Hussein mosque. Another bomb which did not initially explode went off after police cordoned off the area and sent in a bomb disposal unit. The neighbourhood was the scene of a previous bomb attack in 2005 in which two tourists were killed and 18 wounded. |
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