Twenty Durbanites - all of them from the Bluff and Wentworth - were among the 25 South African tourists who were in a bus when a roadside bomb exploded near it in Egypt.
Seven people - three of them South Africans - were injured in the attack. The bulk of the South African tourists who were involved in the bus explosion near Egypt's Giza Pyramids arrived back home on Monday,Twenty-four of the 28 tourists arrived at OR Tambo International Airport on Monday morning, Department of International Relations and Cooperation spokesperson Ndivhuwo Mabaya told News24.
Among the injured was Father Mike Foley, the spiritual director of St Francis Xavier Catholic parish in The Bluff. The parish had organised the trip to Egypt. About 14 people from the parish were aboard the bus. It was their last day on the tour, Daily News reported. The wounded included three South African tourists and Egyptians, officials reportedly said on Sunday. There were no reports of deaths.
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