BEIJING, April 11 -- Egyptian security forces have arrested three Islamists suspected of planning last week's suicide bombing in a Cairo bazaar, which killed three foreigners.

    An interior ministry source said that the suicide bomber who carried out the attack in which two French nationals and an American died was identified as an Egyptian from the Nile Delta region of Qaliobya, north of Cairo.

    It said the suicide bomber, whose name is to be revealed, planned the attack along with the three accomplices.

    The trio, who are said to have "Islamist tendencies and motivations" have already appeared before an investigating magistrate. Police are still examining the remains of the suicide bomber's body.

    A preliminary report into the blast showed that the crude bomb had been made from gunpowder and nails. Prosecutors have described the attack as an "isolated act".

    The blast was widely condemned and revived old fears of a fresh wave of terror attacks in Egypt, whose economy is heavily reliant on tourism.

(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)