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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,498149,00.html

“At Least 21 Hurt, 1 Killed After Deadly Blast in Cairo Bazaar”
Sunday, February 22, 2009

AP

CAIRO —

SNIPPET: “Initial reports said a pair of grenades were thrown, but a government statement said the attack involved a homemade bomb placed under a bench in the main plaza.”

SNIPPET: “The wounded included three Saudis, 13 French, a German and four Egyptians, including a child, the government statement said. The health minister announced that the injuries were comparatively minor and most of the wounded would be be released from the hospital by Monday.”


16 posted on 02/22/2009 3:17:34 PM PST by Cindy
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UPDATE:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3675851,00.html

“Explosion in crowded Cairo tourist area kills 4”

SNIPPET: “Bomb goes off outside near historic Khan el-Khalili market in eastern part of Egyptian capital; police say French woman, another foreigner among the dead; 17 more injured, six of them seriously; sappers defuse second device”

Reuters
Latest Update: 02.22.09, 21:18 / Israel News

SNIPPET: “Four people were killed, including a French woman and another foreigner, in a blast near a popular tourist area in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday, security and police sources said.

The explosion struck near the historic Khan el-Khalili market in eastern Cairo, where tourists shop for trinkets and sit at outdoor coffee shops.”

SNIPPET: “At least one device exploded after being thrown from a motorcycle and bomb disposal experts were trying to defuse a second device which was also thrown, the sources added.”


24 posted on 02/22/2009 9:18:19 PM PST by Cindy
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