Egypt: 12 killed, 5 hurt in firebomb attack at nightclub

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state-run news agency says 12 people have been killed and five others wounded in a firebomb attack on a nightclub in Cairo.

MENA quoted an unnamed security official as saying three men on a motorcycle threw Molotov cocktails into the club in the Agouza district early Friday and then fled.

It said the fire was quickly extinguished and security authorities are investigating the attack.