February 2009 Cairo Terrorist Attacks - Third Incident: Metro Bombing

Third Incident: Metro Bombing

Later on 28 February 2009, at least one firebomb was thrown from a bridge at a passing train on the Cairo Metro. The attack took place near to the Line 1 station of Helmiet El-Zaitoun, near Ain Shams in north-eastern Cairo. The perpetrators fled the scene, and witness reports identified the suspects variously as a single man or two boys. No one appeared to be hurt, and the incendiary devices may have failed to detonate.