More than a dozen were killed and wounded, Egypt’s state-run news agency reported.
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Terrorism was quickly ruled out as the cause of the attack at the El Sayad restaurant and club in Cairo’s Agouza district.
The ministry of interior, in a statement, cited an unnamed official with its Security Information Centre who said a preliminary investigation showed the attack happened after a dispute between the nightclub staff and some other people, who then threw Molotov cocktails at the entrance.
Per USA Today, Egyptian state media says the attack was perpetrated by three men on motorcycles. According to officials, one of the attackers is thought to be a previous employee of the restaurant who had been fired.
“A raging fire broke out and smoke billowed from the club before security forces put out the fire”.
The incident was apparently not motivated by terrorism, the ministry said, adding that 11 men and five women were killed and three others injured in the attack. At least 16 people were killed in the attack. The nightclub had only one exit, which may have prevented some of the patrons from escaping.
Yesterday security authorities were beginning their investigations into the attack.
The attacks have been recurrent in Egypt following the removal from presidency of Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Police have launched a manhunt to nab the attackers who carried out the attack. They claimed they had smuggled a small bomb on board the plane, in revenge for Russian air strikes in Syria. The ambassador reminded the citizens that the diplomatic mission is reachable round the clock via telephone for any help they may need.
