Police investigating blast site in Cairo
19th February 2019
Authorities began investigating the site of a blast after two policemen were killed and three wounded when an explosive device carried by a militant they were pursuing detonated in the heart of the Egyptian capital on Monday, February 18, an interior ministry statement said.
At least three civilians were also wounded, including a Thai student who suffered light injuries, security sources said. The area around Al Azhar mosque is home to crowded markets and is a popular tourist destination.
Egyptian security forces have been waging a campaign against Islamist militants over the past year focused on Egypt's Sinai peninsula.
Attacks in the capital are relatively rare, though a roadside bomb in Giza killed three Vietnamese tourists and a Egyptian guide in December.Source: presstv.com