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Deadly blast hits tour bus near Giza pyramids in Egypt

December 29, 2018 7:44 am

Images show the bus was badly damaged

A roadside blast has killed two Vietnamese tourists and injured 12 other people on a bus near the Giza pyramids in Egypt, the Egyptian ministry of interior says.

A bomb hidden beside a wall went off as the bus carrying 14 Vietnamese tourists was passing, it adds.

Two Egyptians, including the bus driver, are among the injured, according to the ministry.

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Tourism has long been a mainstay of the country’s economy