Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement A bomb explosion in Cairo has killed a French tourist and injured about 17 other people, mostly foreign tourists. It happened at an open-air cafe packed with tourists in the historic Khan al-Khalili area - a major attraction and home to a prominent mosque. The device, most likely home-made, was thrown from a balcony, police say. Initial reports had suggested it had been lobbed from a motorbike. There has been no indication so far of who is behind the attack. 'Devastating effect' Those injured in the "relatively small" blast included 10 French nationals, four Germans and three Egyptians, according to police. The French foreign ministry confirmed the death of one of its citizens, without giving any details of the victim. The ministry said eight French nationals were injured in the attack. The explosion happened near the Hussein mosque and a well-known bazaar. This is a very crowded area with tiny streets, which is why even a small blast would appear to have had such a devastating effect, the BBC's Christian Fraser in Cairo says. The area has now been sealed off as bomb disposal experts were sent in to defuse a second device which failed to explode. 'Plenty of enemies' "The blast was so powerful that the earth shook underneath us," an eyewitness told Egypt's Nile News TV. EGYPT ATTACKS April 2006: Bombs at Dahab, on the Red Sea, kill at least 23 April 2005: Bombing at Khan al-Khalili kills three people, including Frenchman and American July 2005: At least 88 people die in bomb attacks in Sharm el-Sheikh, on the Red Sea March 2005: Hungarian couple stabbed while kissing near Khan al-Khalili Oct 2004: Bombs at Red Sea resorts of Taba and Nuweiba kill at least 34 people 1997: Gunmen fire on tourists in Cairo and in Luxor, killing 68 "We all lay down on the ground. Blood was streaming from the back of one of the people running away from the blast. I even saw a separated hand and an arm. Just shredded human flesh," the witness said. No cars are allowed into the area but motorbikes can get around the barriers, our correspondent says. The Khan al-Khalili area was targeted in 2005, when three people - including an American and a French tourist - were killed in a blast. Sunday's explosion would be of huge concern to Egypt's security services, our correspondent says. These are tense times for the Egyptian government, he adds, which has been criticised for its stance over the recent conflict in Gaza and has many enemies. Are you in Cairo? Did you witness the explosion? Send us your comments: Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. If you have a large file you can upload here. Read the terms and conditions At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. Name
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Am gestrigen Sonntag ereigneten sich bei einem Café im Basarviertel „Khan-el-Khalili“ in der ägyptischen Hauptstadt Kairo zwei Bombenanschläge. Bei den Bomben handelte es sich um selbst gebastelte Sprengsätze, von denen nur einer detonierte. Eine französische Touristin starb durch die Explosion eines der Sprengsätze, die vermutlich von einem Dach geworfen wurden. 21 weitere Menschen wurden verletzt. Der andere Sprengsatz detonierte nicht und konnte rechtzeitig von der Polizei entschärft werden.

Zu dem Anschlag bekannte sich keine der islamistischen Gruppierungen Ägyptens. Die ägyptische Muslimbruderschaft distanzierte sich von der Tat ausdrücklich. Auch die islamistische Untergrundorganisation al-Dschamaʿa al-islamiyya, die für den Anschlag von Luxor im Jahr 1997 verantwortlich ist, hat inzwischen der Gewalt abgeschworen. Vereinzelte Entführungen von Touristen waren in den letzten Jahren von anderen Gruppierungen, überwiegend lokalen Stammesangehörigen, verübt worden.

Ägyptische Medienvertreter gehen davon aus, dass aufgebrachte Jugendliche den Anschlag vom Sonntag verübten. Der islamistische Anwalt Muntassir al Zayat vermutet als Motiv für die Tat die Unzufriedenheit Jugendlicher, die sich von der ägyptischen Regierung im Stich gelassen fühlten und von der Haltung der Regierung im jüngsten Gaza-Konflikt enttäuscht seien.

Die ägyptische Polizei hat inzwischen fünf Personen festgenommen, alle ägyptischer Herkunft. Sie sollen sich laut Polizeiangaben zum Zeitpunkt des Angriffs in der Nähe des Tatortes aufgehalten haben. Der Platz steht unter ständiger Beobachtung durch die ägyptische Polizei.