Suicide bomber attacks Egypt's Luxor temple tourist site

By News on the Net UK Telegraph —— Bio and Archives June 10, 2015

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A suicide bomber blew himself up near one of Egypt’s most popular tourist sites on Wednesday, wounding four people, including two policemen.

Although officials said no tourists were wounded, the attack at the ancient Egyptian Karnak Temple near Luxor was the second in just over a week on a major attraction in Egypt, where tourism is a vital source of income and foreign currency. There were 604 tourists in the sprawling Nile-side complex at the time. More...