3 Vietnamese Tourists, Local Guide Killed, 10 Injured in Bus Blast Near Giza Pyramids in Egypt

Reuters
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CAIRO—Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and at least 10 others injured when a roadside bomb blast hit their tour bus on Friday, Dec. 28, less than 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) from Egypt’s world-famous Giza pyramids, authorities said.

The bombing is the first deadly attack against foreign tourists in Egypt for over a year and comes as the tourism sector, a vital source of foreign currency revenue, recovers from a sharp drop in visitor numbers since the country’s 2011 uprising.