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| Cairo airport on alert after bombs found |
| 2015-02-04 |
[SAUDIGAZETTE.SA] Cairo airport authorities tightened security after finding two bombs near the arrivals hall and a homemade bomb went kaboom!in the center of the capital on Tuesday, security officials said. State news agency MENA quoted Cairo security chief Khaled Youssef as saying the device planted in central Cairo was a sound bomb and that there were no casualties. The bombs at the airport were detected with electronic devices early on Tuesday and security officials were reviewing video footage to try and determine who planted them, security sources said. Egypt has been trying to project an image of stability ahead of an investment conference in the resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in March that the government hopes will generate ventures worth billions of dollars. The bulk of attacks on security forces have occurred in the Sinai, which borders Israel and the Gazoo Strip, but the insurgency has spread to other parts of Egypt, a US ally. Over the past year, police have frequently discovered homemade bombs planted near their vehicles and in public places in Cairo. |
| Posted by:Fred |