A suicide bomber today blew himself up outside a famous temple in Egypt's Luxor governorate, killing two persons.
The bomber was killed outside the popular Karnak temple which is the second largest ancient religious site in the world and is frequented by millions of foreign and Egyptian tourists every year.
The bomber and a civilian was killed during the attack, said Hossam Abdel Ghafar, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health.
No tourists were injured, said officials from the Ministry of Interior.
The attack comes a week after two police officers were shot dead by gunmen on a road leading to the Great Pyramids of Giza, west of capital Cairo.
Egypt sees regular attacks on its security forces as it struggles with a low-level Islamist insurgency, mostly in the lawless northern Sinai Peninsula.
The attacks targeting police and military increased after the ouster of ex-president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
But shooting at tourist sites are rare incidents.
