Two dead, 18 wounded in Egypt bomb attack: interior ministry

CAIRO - Two people were killed, including a French national, Thursday in a bomb attack in one of Cairo`s main tourist areas that wounded 18 others, the interior ministry said in a statement.
It said there were four French among the injured, three United States citizens, an Italian, a Turk and nine Egyptians.
A health ministry official on the scene said that the other person killed was a US national.
The statement added an an investigation has been launched into the incident, without providing further details.
Witnesses told AFP that two Egyptians had also died in the blast, including the daughter of a local shop owner.

04/07/2005 18:52 GMT