Sixteen people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after firebombs were thrown into a restaurant, officials say.<\/p>\n
The attack happened in the Agouza area, in the city centre.<\/p>\n
Egypt’s interior ministry said it appeared to have followed a row between workers and others at the venue, which also housed a nightclub.<\/p>\n
Media reports say three masked men threw the devices into the venue before fleeing.<\/p>\n
Reuters news agency said the restaurant was in the basement of the building, making it harder for people to escape.<\/p>\n
Video from the scene showed thick, grey smoke billowing out of a doorway at street-level as passers-by tried to get close. Flames could be seen inside the entrance, as one man used a fire-extinguisher to try to tackle the blaze.<\/p>\n
The victims died from burns or the effects of inhaling smoke, it said. At least five other people were injured.<\/p>\n
Cairo has previously been rocked by a series of attacks on security forces and civilians carried out by suspected Islamist militants.<\/p>\n
An Islamist insurgency intensified in the wake of the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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