The US embassy in Egypt on Tuesday urged its citizens to take precautions following a deadly bombing in a tourist bazaar in Cairo last month, saying more attacks could be planned.
A French teenage girl, Cécile Vannier, was killed and two dozen people wounded in the February 22 bombing in the famed Khan el-Khalili market, where five days later an American teacher suffered slight cuts when a man knifed him in the face.
"These events do not appear to be connected, but there is some indication that additional incidents are planned", a statement on the embassy's website said.
It listed a third incident on February 28 in the Cairo metro, where a man threw incendiary bottle that failed to explode.
"We advise Americans to take great care in visiting these sites, to remain strictly alert to their surroundings, and to practice good personal security measures", it said referring to major tourist sites and public places.
"Travellers should use caution when visiting destination resorts and hotels without significant... security procedures", the statement added.
Egypt was struck by a spate of deadly attacks on Westerners by Muslim militant groups in the 1990s that dealt a savage blow to the hospitality industry.
Tourism is a vital foreign currency earner for Egypt. Last year 13 million tourists visited the country, bringing in 11 billion dollars in revenue.
© Monday Morning 2009
