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An explosion set off in an outdoor bazaar in Cairo’s Old City kills two tourists and wounds at least 19 other people.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 5). An explosion set off in an outdoor bazaar in Cairo’s Old City kills two tourists and wounds at least 19 other people.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081443
South African History Online (2012) 'An explosion set off in an outdoor bazaar in Cairo’s Old City kills two tourists and wounds at least 19 other people.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081443 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, An explosion set off in an outdoor bazaar in Cairo’s Old City kills two tourists and wounds at least 19 other people. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081443, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"An explosion set off in an outdoor bazaar in Cairo’s Old City kills two tourists and wounds at least 19 other people.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081443. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "An explosion set off in an outdoor bazaar in Cairo’s Old City kills two tourists and wounds at least 19 other people.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081443.
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