Cairo blast kills 3
'''April 8, 2005''' 
 
[[Image:Al Azhar, Egypt.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Apparent suicide bombing near al-Azhar mosque]]
Visitors to popular tourist spots are warned to avoid large groups, the [[w:United States|US]] [[w:Embassy|Embassy]] in [[w:Cairo|Cairo]] said in a statement issued today. A bomb blast yesterday in a Cairo [[w:Bazaar|bazaar]] killed 3 and injured 18.  Police are still  investigating the cause of the blast which appears to be the work of a single individual.

[[w:Egypt|Egyptian]] Minister of Tourism, Ahmed al-Maghrabi, in an effort to calm the public told reporters, "people should not be scared away from this country." The explosion killed an American tourist, a French woman and the person who was probably the bomber.

The explosion occurred at al-Moski bazaar near the [[w:Al-Azhar mosque|al-Azhar mosque]], a popular tourist destination. The bomb was packed with nails, obliterating the person who detonated it. 9 people remain hospitalized, and nobody has claimed responsibility for the blast.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=201188&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/
|title=Cairo bombing death-toll climbs to three
|author=
|pub=Main & Guardian online
|date=April 8 , 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8125558
|title=Death Toll from Cairo Bazaar Bomb Rises to Three
|author=Tom Perry
|pub=Reuters
|date=April 8, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/08/content_2805187.htm 
|title=Egypt moves to contain shock of Cairo blast
|author=
|pub=China View
|date=April 8, 2005}}

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'April 8, 2005' 
 
Apparent suicide bombing near al-Azhar mosque
Visitors to popular tourist spots are warned to avoid large groups, the US Embassy in Cairo said in a statement issued today. A bomb blast yesterday in a Cairo bazaar killed 3 and injured 18.  Police are still  investigating the cause of the blast which appears to be the work of a single individual.

Egyptian Minister of Tourism, Ahmed al-Maghrabi, in an effort to calm the public told reporters, "people should not be scared away from this country." The explosion killed an American tourist, a French woman and the person who was probably the bomber.

The explosion occurred at al-Moski bazaar near the al-Azhar mosque, a popular tourist destination. The bomb was packed with nails, obliterating the person who detonated it. 9 people remain hospitalized, and nobody has claimed responsibility for the blast.
April 8, 2005 Middle East Politics and conflicts Egypt Cairo Africa Tourism