Cairo bombing: At least four killed after explosion hits tourist bus near Giza Pyramids


A roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus near the pyramids in Cairo, killing at least four people and wounding 10 others, Egyptian authorities said.

Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed as the bus was travelling in the Marioutiyah area near the Giza Pyramids when the roadside bomb, concealed by a wall, went off.

The interior ministry confirmed the death of two of the tourists, and the state prosecutor’s office later said a third had died.

In total, 14 Vietnamese tourists had been travelling on the bus, it said. Police are investigating, the ministry added.

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Source: The Independent