There has been yet another terrorist attack in Cairo, Egypt. This time two veiled women shot up a tourist bus. Perhaps the more interesting of the terrorist attacks in Cairo though was a man who jumped off a bridge and then blew himself up right before he hit the ground.

CAIRO, Egypt - Two veiled women shot at a tour bus, and a man — the brother of one shooter and the fiance of the second — blew himself up as he leapt off a bridge during a police chase Saturday. All three attackers died and seven people, four of them foreigners, were wounded in an apparent revival of violence against Egypt’s vital tourism industry.

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The two women who carried out the shooting attack were identified as Negat Yassin, the bomber’s sister, and Iman Ibrahim Khamis, his fiancee, both in their 20s. They carried out the shooting on the tourist bus in revenge for Yassin’s death, then shot themselves, the ministry said. Women are not known to have carried out past attacks in Egypt.

Two militant groups posted Web statements claiming responsibility for the twin attacks — the Mujahedeen of Egypt and the Abdullah Azzam Brigades. Neither claim’s authenticity could be verified.

This attack is very bizarre and speaking of a bazaar, the attack in which Egyptian authorities believe these three were part of was the bombing of a bazaar in Cairo earlier this month. Egyptian authorities believe the bomber in today’s bridge jump scene was part of the plot and ran from authorities because of his earlier actions.

There were no deaths in any of the attacks, but as to be expected, there were a handful of people injured. It remains to be seen if today’s attacks indicate terrorist groups will continue to target Egyptian tourism which is vital to Egypt’s economy.