Text Only
Search

 
Egyptian Police Detain 200 People in Probe of Attacks

01 May 2005

Egyptian soldiers surround site where two women opened fire at tour bus in Cairo, Saturday
Egyptian police have detained 200 people for questioning over two attacks on foreigners in the capital on Saturday.

Police launched the roundup just north of Cairo, looking for members of a group believed responsibile for the attacks and for a Cairo bombing that killed three tourists in April.

Police say they were chasing a suspect in the April 7 bombing on Saturday, when he detonated explosives as he jumped off a bridge near Cairo's Egyptian Museum. Four foreigners and three Egyptians were wounded in the blast.

A short while later, two veiled women related to the suspect fired on a tour bus near Cairo's Citadel, before being shot dead by police. No bus passengers were hurt.

The U.S. Embassy said Americans should avoid Cairo's tourist sites until it can evaluate the security situation.

Some information for this report provided by Reuters, AP and AFP.

emailme.gif E-mail This Article
printerfriendly.gif Print Version

  Related Stories
2 Separate Attacks on Tourists Rock Cairo 
 
  Top Story
Bomb Explodes Near US Iraq Ambassador's Convoy

  More Stories
Two US Marines Killed in Southern Afghanistan
Kim Jong-il Reported To Have Pancreatic Cancer
Netanyahu Calls for Peace Summit With Palestinian Leaders 
China's Xinijiang Calm as Relatives of Riot Victims Mourn
US Legislators Decry Secret Bush-Era Program
Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour Scrubbed Again
Five Iranians Detained by US in Iraq for 2 Years Return Home
Mexican Police Kill One Gunman in Michoacan Violence
Officials: Maoists Kill 26 Police in Central India
Obama Returns Home From European, African Trip
Alleged Coup Plot Puts Guinean Army on High Alert 
Lithuania Swears In First Woman President
Curfew Lifted in Honduras
Al-Qaida in North Africa Frees Swiss Hostage
Park in the Sky Opens in New York  Audio Clip Available
China Rushing Supplies to Quake-Hit Zone  Audio Clip Available
Thousands Remember Europe's Worst Massacre Since World War II