(Bloomberg) -- Egyptian security forces killed 40 militants in two operations after four people died in a roadside bomb that struck a tour bus in Greater Cairo on Friday.
The militants were planning attacks against churches, state institutions, economic interests, the armed forces and tourist sites, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday. The operations took place in northern Sinai and Giza.
Read more: Tourists Killed in Greater Cairo Bus Attack
Three Vietnamese nationals and an Egyptian tour guide were killed in the bombing attack on Friday, the state-run Ahram Gate reported, citing a statement from the country's Public Prosecutor Nabil Sadeq.
Egypt's Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7.
--With assistance from Abbas Al Lawati.
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