 | This article may be excessively based on contemporary reporting. (March 2024) |
| 2015 Cairo restaurant fire | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Date | December 4, 2015 |
| Target | Employees of the club |
Attack type | Arson, Mass killing |
| Weapons | Molotov cocktail[1] |
| Deaths | 17[2] |
| Injured | 6[3] |
On December 4, 2015, a molotov cocktail was thrown into the El Sayad restaurant in Cairo, Egypt.[4] The resultant fire killed 17 people, and wounded six.[1][5] The restaurant was also a nightclub and was located in the Agouza district of the city.[4]
The restaurant was located in a basement and had no fire exits.[1]
- ^ a b c "Molotov explosive kills 16 people at Cairo restaurant: security officials". Reuters. 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Death toll of arson attack at Cairo nightclub increases to 17".
- ^ "Molotov cocktail kills 16 at Cairo restaurant". the Guardian. 4 December 2015.
- ^ a b Tom Batchelor (4 December 2015). "Cairo firebomb attack - Molotov cocktail thrown at restaurant kills at least 12 - World - News - Daily Express". Express.co.uk.
- ^ "Cairo firebombing: Molotov explosive kills at least 12 in Egypt nightclub, say security officials". Telegraph.co.uk. 4 December 2015.