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Deadly blast hits tour bus near Giza pyramids in Egypt | Deadly blast hits tour bus near Giza pyramids in Egypt |
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A roadside blast has killed three people - two Vietnamese tourists and a local tour guide - and injured 11 others on a bus near the Giza pyramids in Egypt, officials say. | |
A bomb hidden beside a wall went off as the bus carrying 14 Vietnamese tourists was passing. | |
Two people were critically wounded, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said. | |
The bus hit the device after it went off its planned route without alerting security forces, Mr Ismail added. | |
Those injured were 10 Vietnamese tourists and the bus driver. | |
There were no immediate reports of any group saying it was behind the attack, but Islamist militants have targeted tourists in the past. | |
Two German tourists were stabbed to death at a hotel in the popular Red Sea resort of Hurghada last year. | Two German tourists were stabbed to death at a hotel in the popular Red Sea resort of Hurghada last year. |
Tourism is a mainstay of the economy. | Tourism is a mainstay of the economy. |
What do we know of Friday's attack? | What do we know of Friday's attack? |
The bomb went off at about 18:15 (16:45 GMT) on Maryoutiya Street in Giza's Haram district, the interior ministry says. | The bomb went off at about 18:15 (16:45 GMT) on Maryoutiya Street in Giza's Haram district, the interior ministry says. |
Security forces rushed to the scene in response and police are investigating. | Security forces rushed to the scene in response and police are investigating. |
How has tourism fared in Egypt in recent years? | How has tourism fared in Egypt in recent years? |
It peaked in 2010, when the country saw more than 14 million visitors, but fell sharply after the turmoil of the Arab Spring the following year. | It peaked in 2010, when the country saw more than 14 million visitors, but fell sharply after the turmoil of the Arab Spring the following year. |
Worse was to come after militants bombed a Russian passenger jet in 2015 as it left Sharm el Sheikh, killing 224 people. | Worse was to come after militants bombed a Russian passenger jet in 2015 as it left Sharm el Sheikh, killing 224 people. |
The following year just 5.3 million tourists visited, according to the World Bank. | The following year just 5.3 million tourists visited, according to the World Bank. |
However, the sector has since recovered and 8.3 million people visited in 2017, the Financial Times reports. | However, the sector has since recovered and 8.3 million people visited in 2017, the Financial Times reports. |
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told visiting Vietnamese leaders in May that he was keen to revive Vietnamese tourism in his country, according to Egypt Today. | President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told visiting Vietnamese leaders in May that he was keen to revive Vietnamese tourism in his country, according to Egypt Today. |