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| Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast | |
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| At least one person has been killed and 12 injured in a bomb explosion in the Egyptian capital Cairo, police say. | |
| They say foreigners were among the victims after the blast outside a cafe in the historic Khan el-Kalili area popular with tourists. | |
| It was a relatively small blast and was most likely caused by a home-made explosive device, police say. | It was a relatively small blast and was most likely caused by a home-made explosive device, police say. |
| The explosion occurred near the Hussein mosque and a well-known bazaar which was crowded with shoppers. | The explosion occurred near the Hussein mosque and a well-known bazaar which was crowded with shoppers. |
| Reuters news agency quoted police as saying that four people were killed in the blast, including two foreigners. | |
| The area has been sealed off as bomb disposal experts are trying to defuse a second device which failed to explode, reports say. | The area has been sealed off as bomb disposal experts are trying to defuse a second device which failed to explode, reports say. |
| So far no-one has claimed responsibility for the blast. | So far no-one has claimed responsibility for the blast. |
| The area was targeted in 2005, when three people - including an American and a French tourists - were killed in a blast. | The area was targeted in 2005, when three people - including an American and a French tourists - were killed in a blast. |
| Sunday's explosion would be of a huge concern to Egypt's security services, the BBC's Christian Fraser in Cairo says. | Sunday's explosion would be of a huge concern to Egypt's security services, the BBC's Christian Fraser in Cairo says. |
| These are tense times for the Egyptian government, our correspondent says. | These are tense times for the Egyptian government, our correspondent says. |
| He adds that the government has been criticised for its stance over over a recent conflict in Gaza and has many enemies. | He adds that the government has been criticised for its stance over over a recent conflict in Gaza and has many enemies. |
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