Cairo: bomb in cafe packed with French tourists

No one has claimed responsibility at this point. We have seen jihadists target tourists in Egypt before. "Tourists hit by Cairo bomb blast," from the BBC, February 22 (thanks to Larry):

A bomb explosion in Cairo has killed at least one person and injured 17 others, mostly foreign tourists, police say.

The dead person was identified as a French tourist. An unconfirmed report from Reuters news agency said there were four dead, two of them foreigners.

The blast happened outside a cafe packed with French tourists in the historic Khan al-Khalili area.

The explosion was relatively small, most likely caused by a home-made explosive device, police believe....


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