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Suicide bomber attacks Luxor tourist site - Reuters
A damaged car is seen after an explosion near a security building in the Egyptian Nile Delta city of Mansoura in Dakahlyia province, about 120 km (75 miles) northeast of Cairo December 24, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
CAIRO, Jun 10 (Aswat Masriya) - A suicide car bomber attacked on Wednesday a tourist site in Egypt's Upper Egyptian city of Luxor, Reuters reported.
The attack targeted the Karnak temple in the tourist city south of the country. Reuters reported injuries yet gave no details on their extent.
Luxor was the setting of a deadly terrorist attack in 1997 which left 62 people killed, including 58 foreigners.
Bombings and shootings targeting security forces have surged since the military ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in July 2013, following mass protests against his rule.
Most attacks first occurred in the Sinai Peninsula, yet they have crawled into other parts of the country, including the capital.
