'Suicide attack' at Karnak temple site in Egypt's Luxor

June 10, 2015 15:53

A suicide bomber has blown himself up near the ancient Temple of Karnak in the Egyptian city of Luxor, police say.

BBC report that three assailants were killed in the attack and that four bystanders were injured.

The assailants reportedly tried to storm a barricade at the temple, one of Egypt's most popular tourist sites.

Two of the attackers are believed to have been shot dead by police, but a third passed through barricade and detonated an explosive device.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but jihadist militants have killed hundreds of security forces and government personnel since the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.

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