Four South Africans who remained in Egypt for medical care following a bus explosion in that country on Sunday, returned home on Wednesday, the diplomacy said on Wednesday.
“The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation would like to confirm that the four South Africans, who remained in Egypt for medical care after the roadside bomb blast that targeted the tourist bus they were travelling in, have returned to South Africa this morning (22 May 2019),” the ministry said in Pretoria.
In a brief statement, the ministry said no further details would be made available on the matter as the four have requested privacy and time to recover from the traumatic experience they faced in Giza, a tourist resort outside Cairo, the Egyptian capital.
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu had been briefed of Sunday’s incident by the South African Ambassador in Egypt, Vusi Mavimbela, the ministry said.
Following the blast, seven South Africans and 10 Egyptians were wounded. There were no fatalities in the incident blamed on Egypt’s Islamic militants.
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