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At least seven people, including foreign tourists, were injured as a bomber blew himself up near one of Cairo's most popular museums.

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The man, who police said was a wanted militant, was being chased by security officers when he detonated himself at a busy road junction behind the Egyptian Museum.

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Officials said the man was behind a blast at a Cairo market three weeks ago.

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The injured included three Egyptians and four foreigners - an Israeli couple, a Swedish man and an Italian woman.

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The area was quickly sealed off by the security services and the injured were taken to hospital.

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In a separate incident, two veiled Egyptian women opened fire on a tourist bus. No tourists died but one of the women was killed in the incident.