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Bus carrying Israeli tourists targeted in Cairo

January 7, 2016 at 5:09 pm

Unidentified assailants targeted a bus carrying Israeli tourists in western Cairo, a security source told the Anadolu Agency.

The source said there were no casualties in the incident, which took place in front of a hotel.

The Egyptian Ministry of Interior said in a written statement that around 15 unidentified individuals “targeted security forces using fireworks”.

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According to the statement, one of the assailants also attacked police with a “shotgun in front of the hotel”.

Police arrested one suspect who was hiding behind the hotel.