One dead, four injured in central Cairo blast

A bomb was thrown from a bridge on to the street near a five-star hotel and the Egyptian Museum, killing an Arab man and injuring four foreigners, Cairo police said today.

Remains of a body, covered with newspapers, were seen beneath the bridge a few minutes after the 3.15pm (1.15pm Irish time) blast was heard throughout central Cairo. The blast happened on a road next to a public bus station down the street from the Egyptian Museum.