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The latest on Egypt attack: 4 wounded in shootout

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 7, file photo, a tourist points out a hieroglyphic on a column in the Hypostyle Hall at the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt. Egyptian officials say a suicide bomber has blown himself up at the ancient temple of Karnak in Luxor, a southern city frequented by millions of foreign and Egyptian tourists every year. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 7, file photo, a tourist points out a hieroglyphic on a column in the Hypostyle Hall at the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt. Egyptian officials say a suicide bomber has blown himself up at the ancient temple of Karnak in Luxor, a southern city frequented by millions of foreign and Egyptian tourists every year. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File) FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 7, file photo, a tourist points out a hieroglyphic on a column in the Hypostyle Hall at the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt. Egyptian officials say a suicide bomber has blown himself up at the ancient temple of Karnak in Luxor, a southern city frequented by millions of foreign and Egyptian tourists every year. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

Noon (1000 GMT)

Egyptian officials say police killed two suspected Islamic militants in a shootout outside the ancient Karnak temple in the southern city of Luxor as a suicide bomber struck meters away from the famed tourist attraction, without killing anyone.

The Health Ministry says four people, including two policemen, were wounded in the gunbattle Wednesday.

The officials say there were only a handful of tourists and Egyptians inside the temple at the time of the late morning attack. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.

Luxor is home to some of Egypt’s most famous ancient temples and pharaonic tombs, including that of King Tutankhamun. The city has been hit hard by a downturn in visitors since Egypt’s 2011 uprising.