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Two Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide died and 11 others were injured on Friday when a roadside bomb exploded near the bus on the way to the Giza pyramids near Cairo, the report said. Egyptian Ministry of the Interior.
Ten tourists are Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian – the driver – indicates the note.
The artisbad artifact exploded at 6:15 pm local time (14:45 GMT). The security services immediately went to the area and opened an investigation into the attack, the ministry said without giving further details. The region was isolated
Egypt fought for years in the Sinai Peninsula of Islamist militants as part of an insurgency that occasionally shifted inland, targeting mainly the Christian minority or tourists.
Tourism has re-established in the country after years of setbacks due to political turmoil and violence following the uprising that overthrew the dictator Hosni Mubarak's government
It is of the first attack against foreign tourists for almost two years. in 2011.
Authorities are likely to strengthen security around churches on the eve of the New Year and Christmas celebrations celebrated by the Coptic Church next month.
In 2015, the Islamic State claimed the badbadination of the 224 occupants of a Russian plane carrying tourists to the seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Sinai.
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