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2019 Cairo bombing

A car laden with explosives collided with three other vehicles outside the National Cancer Institute in central Cairo on 4 August 2019, triggering a blast that killed at least 20 people and injured at least 47 others.

UNSOLVED2019

Outside the National Cancer Institute Egypt, central Cairo

3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026
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On 4 August 2019, a vehicle collided with three other cars outside the National Cancer Institute Egypt in central Cairo. The collision caused an explosion that killed at least 20 people and injured at least 47 others.

The following day, Egypt's Interior Minister, Mahmoud Tawfik, stated that the car involved in the collision contained explosives and had been intended for use in a terrorist operation elsewhere in the capital. According to Tawfik, the explosives-laden vehicle was en route to carry out an attack in another part of Cairo when the collision and resulting explosion occurred outside the cancer hospital.

Tawfik accused the Hasm Movement of carrying out the bombing. The Hasm Movement denied the allegations.

No individual has been named as charged, convicted, or otherwise formally identified as a defendant in connection with this incident based on available reporting.

Key facts

Victims
On file
Date
2019
Location
Outside the National Cancer Institute Egypt, central Cairo
Case status
unsolved

Case timeline

  1. 2019-08-04

    A car collided with three other vehicles outside the National Cancer Institute Egypt in central Cairo; the collision caused an explosion, killing at least 20 people and injuring at least 47 others.

  2. 2019-08-05

    Egypt's Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik stated the car contained explosives intended for a terrorist attack elsewhere in Cairo, and accused the Hasm Movement of carrying out the bombing; the group denied the allegations.

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  • Mahmoud Tawfik

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    Interior Minister of Egypt who announced findings on the explosives-laden car and attributed the bombing to the Hasm Movement

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
A car laden with explosives collided with three other vehicles outside the National Cancer Institute in central Cairo on 4 August 2019, triggering a blast that killed at least 20 people and injured at least 47 others.
Where did the bombing happen?
Outside the National Cancer Institute Egypt, central Cairo.
What is the current status of the case?
Status: unsolved.
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Sources

  1. ENCYCLOPEDIC2019 Cairo bombingWikipedia · 2026-07-07
  2. PRESSCar involved in Cairo blast contained explosives - interior ministryReuters · 2026-07-07
  3. PRESSExplosives-packed car kills 20, injures dozens in Cairo collisionThe Washington Post · 2026-07-07

Record history

First published
JUL 07, 2026

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