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Motorcycle gunmen shoot at tourists in Cairo

No casualties were reported in the late morning attack at a hotel near Egypt's pyramids in Giza
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Gunmen on a motorcyle shot at tourists preparing to board a bus at a hotel in Cairo on Thursday, but no causualties have been reported.  

The attack reportedly took place at Three Pyramid Hotels, near the pyramids in Giza, and caused damage to the hotel, Haaretz reported.

One gunman was arrested at the hotel and another alleged attacker was picked up in a different location in Cairo, Reuters reported.

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