Molotov explosive kills 12 at Cairo restaurant

A molotov cocktail hurled at a Cairo restaurant killed 12 people and wounded six on Friday, Egyptian security officials said.

One of the officials said the attacker was an employee who had been fired from the restaurant in the Agouza area in the centre of the Egyptian capital.

Initial reports had said 18 people had died in the blast.

Islamist militants have claimed a number of bombing and shooting attacks in Egypt.

Attacks have increased against members of the security forces since the army toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 after mass protests.