Tourist bus hits bomb; 17 people hurt

CAIRO — A tourist bus Sunday hit a roadside bomb near the Giza Pyramids, wounding at least 17 people, including tourists, Egyptian officials said.

The officials said the bus was traveling on a road close to the under-construction Grand Egyptian Museum, which is adjacent to the Giza Pyramids but is not yet open to tourists.

The bus was carrying at least 25 people mostly from South Africa, officials added.

The officials said security forces cordoned off the site of the explosion, and the wounded were taken to a nearby hospital.

The explosion damaged a windshield of another car, they said. Footage circulated online shows shattered windows of the bus. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.

In a statement issued by the antiquities ministry, Atif Moftah, general supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum, said the explosion did not cause any damage to the museum.

No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.