No Russian Citizens Among Injured In Blast In Egypt's Cairo - Embassy

Faizan Hashmi Published May 19, 2019 | 08:40 PM

No Russian Citizens Among Injured in Blast in Egypt's Cairo - Embassy

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th May, 2019) There are no Russian citizens among those injured in a bomb blast next to a tourist bus in Cairo, a spokesperson for the Russian Embassy in Egypt told Sputnik on Sunday.

Earlier in the day, Al-Arabiya broadcaster reported that a bomb exploded near a tourist bus not far from a new Egyptian museum, injuring 17 people, including citizens of Egypt and South Africa.

"The Russians were not injured. There were no our citizens in this bus," the embassy said.

Egyptian security forces are combing the nearby area in search for other explosive devices, a security source told Sputnik.

According to the source, the security forces are also looking for the organizers and perpetrators of the explosion.

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