- Title: EGYPT-VIOLENCE Bomb explodes in Cairo on first day of Eid
- Date: 17th July 2015
- Summary: CAIRO, EGYPT (JULY 17, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF POLICE AND INVESTIGATORS AT BOMB SITE, OUTSIDE MOVIE THEATRE TRUCK AT SITE / "CRIMINAL LAB" WRITTEN (English/Arabic) ON ITS DOOR VARIOUS OF DAMAGED MOVIE THEATRE ENTRANCE CARS DRIVING PAST DAMAGED MOVIE THEATRE ENTRANCE
- Embargoed: 1st August 2015 13:00
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- Location: Egypt
- Country: Egypt
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA4GB2C71U0RGTZ6FLDXKZN8RRH
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A handmade bomb went off in front a movie theatre in Haram, near the Giza pyramids in Cairo, on Friday (July 17) on the first day of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr.
The attack damaged the entrance of the theatre but caused no injuries.
Six supporters of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood were killed in the same governorate earlier in the day, security sources said.
Security forces intervened and arrested 15 armed Brotherhood members, the state news agency MENA quoted an Interior Ministry source as saying. 20 Brotherhood members were arrested in Egypt's second city Alexandria, MENA said.
The violence erupted in several different locations in the Giza area, the sources said. A Health Ministry official confirmed the deaths.
The Egyptian army toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 after mass protests against his rule.
Security forces then cracked down on Brotherhood supporters, killing hundreds in street protests and arresting thousands of others. Top Brotherhood leaders were sentenced to death in mass trials.
The Brotherhood said it would return to power through street protests. Instead, demonstrations have largely faded.
Declared a terrorist group by authorities, the Brotherhood says it is committed to peaceful activism. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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