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VOA慢速英语 埃及夜总会燃烧弹袭击导致16人丧生 AS IT IS 2015-12-06 Firebomb Attack in Egypt Kills 16?埃及夜总会燃烧弹袭击导致16人丧生 At least 16 people were killed early Friday in a firebomb attack on a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Officials say they do not know why the El Sayad restaurant and bar in the Agouza neighborhood was attacked. Security officials say the attack was not linked to terrorism. The Interior?Ministry1?said the attack happened after a disagreement between customers and restaurant workers. But earlier, the state news agency reported an official said three men on a motorcycle threw a firebomb into the restaurant and fled. An official told the Reuters news agency the attacker was a former employee who had recently been removed from the restaurant. Islamic extremists have carried out many attacks in Egypt since Mohamed Morsi was?ousted2as president in 2013 and detained by the military. Morsi is a member of the MuslimBrotherhood3. A?militant4?group that says it supports the Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for many of the attacks. Most of the attacks have targeted government facilities. Most of them have taken place in the Sinai Peninsula, where many?militants5?live and operate. The attacks have greatly reduced the number of travelers to Egypt. Also this week, Egypt’s parliamentary election ended Wednesday. Experts believe most voters marked their?ballots6?for supporters of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. Some experts say few people voted. And there were reports that some people were paid to mark their ballots. These and other problems could be used to cancel the election results and force the new parliament to stop meeting. El-Sissi was not a candidate. But experts said they believe the election will give him strong support in parliament, which has about 600 seats. They said they believe his supporters will approve 200 laws he has put into place by presidential order. Last year, a new constitution was approved that lets lawmakers remove a presi