CAIRO- Egypt's state grain buyer bought 120,000 tonnes of Russian wheat at its latest international purchasing tender, it said on Tuesday.

Of the total, GASC bought 60,000 tonnes for shipment May 15-25 and 60,000 tonnes for shipment May 26-June 5, it said.

(Reporting By Maha El Dahan and Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Jan Harvey) ((Maha.Dahan@thomsonreuters.com; + 9712 4082101; Reuters Messaging: maha.dahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))