South Africans injured in Egypt terror attack

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) says there is no need to panic after an attack on a tourist bus injured seven South Africans in Egypt yesterday. Legalbrief reports that the explosion targeted the vehicle near the Giza Pyramids. Seventeen passengers were injured but there were no fatalities. A report on the EWN site notes that ambassador Vusi Mavimbela and his team in Egypt are engaging with the authorities, including visiting hospitals to verify the information. The attack came as Egypt's vital tourism industry showed signs of recovery following the political turmoil and violence that followed a 2011 uprising that toppled former leader Hosni Mubarak. It was the second such incident involving foreign tourists near the famed pyramids over the past six months.