Writing Assignment #1

A Frenchwoman was killed, with 20 others injured, in a bombing in Cairo on Sunday. The attack was made on a heavy tourist area. The scene of the attack was Hussein Square; a busy tourist spot Problems in the described area, large and small, have been going on since 2005. The last attack that took place in that exact location occured in April of 2005.

Witnesses claim there was a loud noise and then chaos when everyone dispersed in different directions. A doctor stated that the majority of the injuries are minor, with the exception of a young boy in critical condition. It looks like two bombs were thrown into the area but only one went off. Police aren't exact on who is responsible but have detained three suspects.

So far that is all of the information given in reference to this specific event. The article ran in the New York Times on February 23.