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Deadly petrol bomb attack on nightclub in Cairo kills 16

At least 16 people were killed and several others injured on Friday in a petrol bomb attack at a night club in the capital of Egypt.

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Cairo: At least 16 people were killed and several others injured on Friday in a petrol bomb attack at a nightclub in the Egyptian capital.[caption id="attachment_2533298" align="alignleft" width="380"]Egypt police. Representational image. Image courtesy: AP Egypt police. Representational image. AP[/caption]Three men on a motorcycle threw Molotov cocktails into the club in the Agouza district in Egypt early this morning and fled, a security official was quoted as saying by state-run MENA news agency.Several people were injured in the attack, the official said. The injured were transferred to a hospital.The unidentified attackers torched the club by throwing Molotov bottles on it.PTI

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First Published:Dec 04, 2015, 15:14:23 IST
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