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Gunmen fire at Israeli tourists in Cairo, no casualties

Gunmen opened fire on Israeli tourists as they boarded a bus in Cairo on Thursday but there were no casualties, security sources said.

Egypt declared it would step up security at major tourist attractions last year after Islamist militants carried out several attacks, causing its already struggling tourism industry to slump further.

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