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CAIRO, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A bomb blast Sunday in a bazaar near the historic Hussein mosque in downtown Cairo killed four people, officials said.
The Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that among the dead were two foreigners. At least 17 people were injured in the attack, for which no one had taken responsibility.
After the blast, the newspaper said hundreds of riot police pushed back crowds and cordoned off the square in front of the mosque to search for other bombs.
"I was praying in the Hussein mosque and I heard an explosion and we went out and I saw two injured children and a tourist with his legs cut off," one witness said.
The Times noted the blast comes amid criticism of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak by Islamic extremists who say Cairo should give aid and assistance to Palestine.
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