A Molotov cocktail was thrown at a synagogue in the centre of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, causing no casualties or damage, the official news agency MENA reported. An unidentified man tried to throw the improvised weapon at the Shaar Hashamayim synagogue in a busy Cairo street. But it landed on the pavement opposite the synagogue causing a small fire, a security official told MENA. The man had checked into a small hotel opposite the synagogue and hurled a bag containing the bomb from the fourth floor lobby before fleeing, the official said. 'There were no tour groups visiting the synagogue when the incident happened. There were no casualties or damage, ' he said, adding that police were searching for the assailant. Egypt in 1979 became the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel. 