The Al-Arabiya broadcaster reported Sunday, citing two security sources that a blast has hit a tourist bus at the Grand Egyptian Museum, not far from the Giza pyramid complex.
Media have reported that the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device that was set off while the bus was moving.
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According to conflicting reports, there are from 12 to 17 injured people, while authorities have yet to comment on the roadside bomb attack.
Photos and a video shared via Twitter show the outcome of the explosion.
مشاهد أولية للانفجار الذي أستهدف حافلة سياحية امام #المتحف_المصري_الكبير قرب الأهرامات بـ #الجيزة pic.twitter.com/9QxRjJXYlq
— صحيفة الاستقلال (@alestiklal) 19 мая 2019 г.
انفجار عبوة ناسفة بجانب أتوبيس سياحي بالقرب من منطقة المتحف المصري الكبير بالهرم. pic.twitter.com/gSLZD4KQOg
— mfathii (@mohmedfathy) 19 мая 2019 г.
The nationalities of those injured haven't been officially disclosed yet, though, according to Sky News Arabia, the injured people include ten Egyptian nationals and seven tourists from South Africa.
The Russian Embassy in Cairo said that there are no Russian citizens among those injured.
إصابات خفيفة بين عدد من السائحين.. إثر انفجار جسم مجهول أثناء مرور أتوبيس سياحي بالقرب من #المتحف_المصري_الكبير #مصر pic.twitter.com/paNyBKifUn
— Abd El-Monem Halawa (@monemhalawa) 19 мая 2019 г.
Egypt's security services have started to search for those responsible for the explosion. They also conducted searches in the area of the incident, looking for possible explosives.
No terror group has claimed responsibility for the incident yet.
Earlier this year, the Egyptian Armed Forces and the Interior Ministry launched Comprehensive Operation — Sinai, a major anti-terrorist offensive. Since then, hundreds of militants were killed and detained.
The attack comes as the Egyptian tourism sector is recovering following years of crisis that followed the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that ended with the toppling of then-leader Hosni Mubarak.