The Egyptian government continues to assert that the bombing attack on a tourist bus on Thursday was the work of two madmen. In Cairo, the Minister of the Interior declared that the two arrested men had no connections with any terrorist organizations. He said that one of the men had recently run away from a mental hospital and he had committed this act with his brother. He added that questioning had failed to offer additional revelations. The German government is not satisfied with this explanation, however.
German detectives are to check out the results of the investigation.
Nine Germans and the Egyptian bus driver lost their lives during the bombing. The Federal Government is once again warning against travel to Egypt. IMF raises membership dues Hong Kong. The International Monetary Fund is raising the size of contributions expected from its members. According to Federal Minister for Finance Waigel, this is acceptable as far as Germany is concerned.