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Bus driver shoots Cairo workers Bus driver shoots Cairo workers
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The motive for the attack remains unclear
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. They said the driver was taking the employees to a site near Cairo when he stopped the company bus, turned round and opened fire, also wounding six others.
The gunman was arrested. The motive for the attack remains unclear.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. The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says first indications are the attack was probably not politically motivated.
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.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. The driver worked for a company called Arab Contractors, one of Egypt's biggest building firms.
"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. The company said he was taking 22 labourers and other employees to its site near Cairo when he stopped the vehicle.
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. "The passengers were shocked to see driver Mahmud Taha Ahmad Sueilem, 54, pull out an automatic weapon from under his seat and start firing indiscriminately on the passengers," it said in a statement quoted by AFP news agency.
Six other employees were injured, the provincial governor said. Earlier reports said 16 people had been wounded.
A 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.