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| An Egyptian bus driver has shot dead six construction workers travelling in his vehicle, security officials say. | An Egyptian bus driver has shot dead six construction workers travelling in his vehicle, security officials say. |
| They told Egyptian media that the driver was taking the employees to a site near Cairo when he stopped the company bus, turned round and opened fire, also wounding several others. | |
| The gunman was arrested. The motive for the attack remains unclear. | |
| Egypt has suffered attacks from militants in the past, but political violence has abated in recent years. | Egypt has suffered attacks from militants in the past, but political violence has abated in recent years. |
| The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says first indications are that Tuesday's attack was probably not politically motivated. | |
| Some reports suggested the driver was depressed after being transferred to a new position. | |
| A security official told AFP news agency the driver worked for a company called Arab Contractors and was taking 22 labourers and other employees to their site near Cairo when he stopped the vehicle. | |
| "He then took out an automatic weapon and opened fire at the passengers, killing six on the spot and wounding 16, who have been taken to hospital," the official said. | |
| Another security source cited by Reuters news agency said female passengers on the bus were not shot, adding that the victims included a finance manager and a department head. |