Deadly Blast outside Egypt's Foreign Ministry


Deadly Blast outside Egypt's Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A bomb blast killed two Egyptian policemen and at least one civilian near the foreign ministry in central Cairo, a security official said.

State television reported that a police officer and a conscript were killed in the blast in the Boulaq Abu Eila neighbourhood, a crowded area on the Nile River which houses the foreign ministry and state television headquarters.

Live television footage showed the aftermath of Sunday's blast, which brought a tree down on a nearby car. Policemen with sniffer dogs were scouring the area for more bombs.

Armed groups have killed scores of policemen in bombings and shootings since Egypt's military toppled president Mohamed Mursi in July 2013, Reuters repored.

Fighters have in the past set off several bombs in succession, to target first responders after the initial attack.

Two policemen, both bomb disposal experts, were killed trying to defuse bombs outside the presidential palace in June.

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