16 dead in petrol bomb attack on Cairo disco: police
Police launched a manhunt after the perpetrators fled the scene
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CAIRO:
A petrol bomb attack on a Cairo disco killed at least 16 people and wounded two in the early hours of Friday as a blaze broke out, police said.
Police launched a manhunt after the perpetrators fled the scene of the firebombing in the Agouza neighbourhood of the Egyptian capital.
An initial toll had put the number of deaths at 12.
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A thick cloud of smoke was seen billowing from the fire-ravaged nightclub.
According to a security source, the attack appeared to have been the result of a dispute between employees of the nightclub and a group of youths.
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While Egypt is regularly hit by extremist violence, particularly targeting security forces, attacks on nightclubs are rare.
A petrol bomb attack on a Cairo disco killed at least 16 people and wounded two in the early hours of Friday as a blaze broke out, police said.
Police launched a manhunt after the perpetrators fled the scene of the firebombing in the Agouza neighbourhood of the Egyptian capital.
An initial toll had put the number of deaths at 12.
Molotov explosive kills 12 people at Cairo restaurant
A thick cloud of smoke was seen billowing from the fire-ravaged nightclub.
According to a security source, the attack appeared to have been the result of a dispute between employees of the nightclub and a group of youths.
Russian plane crashes in Egypt, killing all 224 onboard
While Egypt is regularly hit by extremist violence, particularly targeting security forces, attacks on nightclubs are rare.