3 killed, including two policemen in the bombing of downtown Cairo

3 killed, including two policemen in the bombing of downtown Cairo

The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced on Monday evening that two policemen were killed and three officers were injured following the explosion of an explosive device in the possession of one of the wanted men who was killed immediately near Al-Azhar mosque in downtown Cairo.

The interior ministry said in a statement: "As part of efforts to search for the perpetrator of the incident of throwing an improvised explosive device to target a security battalion in front of the Mosque of righteousness in Giza (west of Cairo) last Friday, the search and tracing the path of the perpetrator of the incident to determine his whereabouts in the center of the Red Darb Near Al-Azhar) ".

"The security forces surrounded him, and when he was caught and controlled, one of the IEDs exploded, killing the terrorist and two policemen (rank less than one officer) and injuring three other officers."

While the Egyptian Attorney General, Nabil Sadiq, in a statement, to open an urgent investigation into the bombing of the Red Dar.

A statement by the Egyptian "Health" on Tuesday that the cases of all the injured are stable, without further details.

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, in a statement, that the bombing did not affect any of the archaeological sites in the region, which is famous for the effects, especially the Islamic ones.

State television said in an urgent report that all streets leading to the bombing site, all streets in the heart of the Egyptian capital, were closed amid heavy security.

He reported in the coverage, on Tuesday morning, that the wanted security, who was killed, according to preliminary information, 37-year-old, named Hassan Abdullah, without revealing his belonging to any armed groups or not.