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| Blast injures tourists on bus near Giza pyramids in Egypt | Blast injures tourists on bus near Giza pyramids in Egypt |
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| An explosion targeting a tourist bus has injured at least 16 people near the Grand Egyptian Museum, next to the pyramids in Giza, security sources say. | An explosion targeting a tourist bus has injured at least 16 people near the Grand Egyptian Museum, next to the pyramids in Giza, security sources say. |
| Many of those hurt by the blast are said to be South African tourists, and they suffered injuries of medium to minor seriousness. | |
| A device went off close to the museum fence as the bus was passing. | A device went off close to the museum fence as the bus was passing. |
| It is not yet known who was behind the bombing but Islamist militants have attacked tourists in Egypt in the past. | It is not yet known who was behind the bombing but Islamist militants have attacked tourists in Egypt in the past. |
| In December, three Vietnamese tourists and a local tour guide were killed after a roadside bomb hit their bus. | In December, three Vietnamese tourists and a local tour guide were killed after a roadside bomb hit their bus. |
| What do we know about the blast? | |
| A witness, Mohamed el-Mandouh, told Reuters news agency he had heard a "very loud explosion" while sitting in traffic near the site of the blast, which is close to the capital Cairo. | |
| Images taken after police cordoned the bus show a vehicle with windows blown out or shattered, and glass littering the aisle inside. | |
| A private car was also damaged behind the bus. | |
| According to state-run broadcaster Nile News TV, the bus was carrying 25 South African tourists and a security source confirmed for Reuters that South Africans had been aboard. | |
| Seven South African tourists and 10 Egyptian civilians were injured, Nile News TV says. | |
| How important is foreign tourism to Egypt? | |
| Tourism is a mainstay of Egypt's economy with hotel workers, tourist guides, taxi drivers and stallholders in the souks and bazaars depending on it for their living. | Tourism is a mainstay of Egypt's economy with hotel workers, tourist guides, taxi drivers and stallholders in the souks and bazaars depending on it for their living. |
| The industry has been recovering since a sharp drop in visitor numbers after the turmoil of the Arab Spring in 2011 and the bombing of a Russian passenger jet in 2015, when 224 people were killed. | The industry has been recovering since a sharp drop in visitor numbers after the turmoil of the Arab Spring in 2011 and the bombing of a Russian passenger jet in 2015, when 224 people were killed. |
| The Grand Egyptian Museum is still under construction and is expected to open fully to the public in 2020. | The Grand Egyptian Museum is still under construction and is expected to open fully to the public in 2020. |
| Are you in the area? If it is safe to do so share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in the area? If it is safe to do so share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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| Or use the form below | Or use the form below |