One killed in attack on KFC in town north of Cairo - report
CAIRO (Reuters) - One person was killed in an attack on a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in a town north of Cairo early on Thursday, Egypt's state news agency MENA reported.
A fire broke out at the restaurant in the town of Menoufia, 80 km (50 miles) north of the capital, after assailants on a motorcycle threw flammable materials and then opened fire, it said.
Frequent small-scale attacks on security forces have hurt Egypt's efforts to project an image of stability after four years of turmoil triggered by the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
Egypt was hoping to ease security concerns before holding an investment conference in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in March.
Last week, Islamic State's Egypt affiliate claimed responsibility for coordinated attacks on security forces in the Sinai Peninsula that killed at least 30 people.
(Reporting By Ali Abdelaty; Writing by Maggie Fick; Editing by Michael Georgy)
