A roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids, Egyptian officials have said. A roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids, Egyptian officials have said. The blast on Sunday wounded at least 16 people, including tourists, officials confirmed. Egypt has battled Islamic militants for years in the Sinai Peninsula in an insurgency that has occasionally spilled over to the mainland, hitting minority Christians or tourists. It is the second to target foreign tourists near the famed pyramids in less than six months.

Source: Irish Independent May 19, 2019 13:41 UTC