A bomb explosion in Cairo, at an open air hotel cafe has killed a French tourist and injured more than 20 other people,mostly foreign tourists. It happened in the early evening at an open-air hotel cafe packed with tourists in the Khan al-Khalili area - a major attraction and home to a prominent Hussein mosque. The device, was thrown from a balcony, police said. Initial reports had suggested it had been lobbed from a motorbike.
The tourist killed was identified as a 17-year-old girl by French authorities. The victim was travelling with a group of young people from Levallois, according to foreign ministry spokesman.
There has been no indication so far of who is behind the attack.
Those injured in the "relatively small" blast included 10 French nationals, four Germans and three Egyptians, according to police. The French foreign ministry confirmed the death of one of its citizens. According to reports, the area has now been sealed off, as bomb disposal experts were sent in to defuse a second device which failed to explode.
