Egypt moves to allay terror fears

Egyptian authorities say the nail bomber who attacked Cairo’s main tourist bazaar was working alone, amid fears that the blast, which killed three people including French and American tourists, could mark a revival of Islamic militant attacks that devastated the country’s economy in the 1990s.

Bloodstains remained yesterday on a street of jewellery and souvenir shops a day after the explosion. Still, several busloads of tourists arrived at the bazaar and scores of tourists wondered freely in the area’s maze of small alleys, shopping and sipping black tea, Turkish coffee or smoking a waterpipe in its cafes.