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Giza attack 'no doubt a setback for Egypt' says Aito boss

Operators
James Chapple
21 May 2019

The boss of Aito has said the attack on a tourist bus near Giza will undoubtedly be a “setback” for Egyptian tourism.

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Chairman Derek Moore though said he was confident the authorities were doing “everything they can” to minimise any repeat incidents.


More than a dozen people – mainly South Africa tourists – are understood to have been injured in a blast near the Giza Pyramids on Sunday (19 May).

The attack comes a month after a series of suicide bombings targeting churches and hotels across Sri Lanka killed more than 250 people.


The Foreign Office has warned against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka, but is yet to alter its advice in respect of Egypt.