Am hearing reports of a bomb going off in the medieval part of Cairo near Khan al-Khalili, a major tourist destination. Will update as more news is available.
Update: Al Jazeera reporting 11 deaths, three Egyptians, three Germans, one French, 16 wounded, one french dead these and others remain to be confirmed.
Update 2: Already activists are saying this is conveniently close to next month when the Emergency Law is to be discussed in parliament…
Update 3: Four dead (German and French), 12 wounded, various nationalities.
Update 4: Ignore previous early estimates, here is a news report from al-Jazeera.
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fucking bastards, why you dont put the date to you news???? I thought, that the blast in Cairo near to Khan ERl Khalili as to your " braking news" was today!!! Stupid you are! I have my friends there this days…