[Al Arabiya Latest] A man threw a primitive explosive device at a Cairo synagogue on Sunday but it burst into flames without causing injuries, the Interior Ministry said.The man threw the device, a suitcase filled with petrol cans at 6.15 a.m. (04:15 GMT), after checking into a hotel across the street from the synagogue on a busy Cairo thoroughfare, a ministry statement said. He immediately fled the scene.
"There were no tour groups visiting the synagogue when the incident happened. There were no casualties or damage, " an official said, adding that police were searching for the assailant.
More police than usual were outside the building after the incident but morning traffic was flowing as normal a few hours later, a Reuters witness said.