EGYPT

Hundreds of tourists poured into the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, undeterred by a fire-bomb attack that killed nine Germans and their driver and raised doubts about the success of the government’s crackdown against Islamic rebels. The government moved quickly after the assault to reaffirm that Egypt was safe for tourism, saying the attack on a tourist bus in the museum’s parking lot was a “random criminal act.” Despite Egyptian assurances that the two assailants responsible for the attack had been arrested, Germany announced that it intends to send high-ranking police officials and terrorism experts to Cairo to help in the investigation. Twenty-four people were wounded in the fire-bomb attack.