Small bomb explodes near Egypt's pyramids, injuring 3; officials blame leftover munitio... - 0 views
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CAIRO — A small bomb exploded near Egypt’s iconic pyramids on Wednesday, badly injuring three peddlers of tourist trinkets that police said were trying to open the casing of the old abandoned munition.
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he peddlers saw the edge of the device sticking out of the sand and began hitting it with iron sticks under the impression there
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The three men were seriously wounded, the officials added, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
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Millions of tourists visit the site annually and take camel and horseback rides around the grounds of the 4,500 year old monuments.
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Egypt was the site of titanic tank battles during World War II, but these were confined to the deserts around the northern coast and the later wars with neighboring Israel were focused around the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula, far to the east.
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rime and lawlessness have been on the rise in the once tightly controlled country, with police reluctant to head back to their posts.
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SUmmary: In Cairo, Egypt a bomb exploded by the iconic pyramids. The impact was surveyor it injured three peddlers. The peddlers said they saw the edge of the bomb sticking out from the sand and began hitting it with iron sticks, because they thought there would be valuables inside. This site was were millions of tourists would come and visit. Response: I thought this was very shocking that peddlers set of the bomb thinking there would be valuables underneath it. Shockingly get blown up instead that would be a very scary surprise. Questions: 1. Why did they put the bomb so close to a very beautiful place? 2. Why did they think it was something valuable? 3. Who set up the bomb? 4. Why are tourist staying away from the country because President Hosni Mubarak was overthrew?