Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast
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At least one person has been killed and 12 injured in a bomb explosion in the Egyptian capital Cairo, police say.
They say foreigners were among the victims after the blast outside a cafe in the historic Khan el-Kalili area popular with tourists.
It was a relatively small blast and was most likely caused by a home-made explosive device, police say.
The explosion occurred near the Hussein mosque and a well-known bazaar which was crowded with shoppers.
Reuters news agency quoted police as saying that four people were killed in the blast, including two foreigners.
The area has been sealed off as bomb disposal experts are trying to defuse a second device which failed to explode, reports say.
So far no-one has claimed responsibility for the blast.
The area was targeted in 2005, when three people - including an American and a French tourists - were killed in a blast.
Sunday's explosion would be of a huge concern to Egypt's security services, the BBC's Christian Fraser in Cairo says.
These are tense times for the Egyptian government, our correspondent says.
He adds that the government has been criticised for its stance over over a recent conflict in Gaza and has many enemies.
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