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Monday, November 17, 1997 Published at 09:35 GMT



World: Middle East

Tourist bus attacked in Luxor

There are reports from Egypt of an armed attack against a tourist bus in the southern city of Luxor.

Police are quoted as saying there were a number of casualties.

The bus was fired on at one of the main historical sites in Luxor, the Valley of the Queens.

Islamic radical groups have been blamed for similar attacks in the past.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
 





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