An explosion apparently targeting a tourist bus near a new museum close to Egypt’s Giza Pyramids has wounded at least 12 people, according to Egyptian officials.
Security officials told Reuters news agency the wounded included tourists.
Pictures from the blast scene on social media showed at least one person covered in blood.
The attack comes as Egypt’s vital tourism industry is showing signs of recovery after years in the doldrums because of the political turmoil and violence that followed a 2011 uprising that toppled former leader Hosni Mubarak.
It is the second to target foreign tourists near the famed pyramids in less than six months.
In December, three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and at least 10 others injured when a roadside bomb hit a tour bus less than four kilometres from the Giza landmarks.
Timothy Kaldas, a political analyst and non-resident fellow at US-based The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, said it was “too early to know” who was responsible for Sunday’s blast.
“The last time we had an attack on a tourist bus that had been leaving the pyramids in December no one ended up claiming responsibility,” Kaldas told Al Jazeera.
“Historically these sorts of attacks have been followed by announcements of raids on different militant groups outposts,” Kaldas said.
SOURCE:
Al Jazeera and news agencies
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