Cairo, April 8, SPA -- An American citizen died early Friday from wounds sustained in the Cairo bomb blast, taking thedeath toll from the attack to three, a U.S. Embassyspokeswoman said. Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm said several Americans weretargeted in Thursday's explosion in a packed bazaar area inCairo's old city, which also killed a French woman andanother person whose identity has not yet been revealed. "One of the Americans has died as a result of the woundsfrom the bombing early this (Friday) morning,"Schweitzer-Bluhm said. She provided no further details,including how many Americans had been injured. Egypt's Interior Ministry has said that nine Egyptians andnine foreigners _ including four Americans _ were woundedin the blast in the al-Moski bazaar, a maze of narrowalleys with shops selling jewelry, souvenirs and clothesconnected to the biggest tourist souq, Khan al-Khalili. Brig. Gen. Nabil al-Azabi, head of security in Cairo, saidone of those killed at the scene may have been the bomber.--SPA1058 Local Time 0758 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/252968
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