Bombing on Cairo road to pyramids kills 6 Egyptian police
CAIRO — A bombing on a main Cairo road leading to the Giza pyramids killed six police and wounded another three on Friday, the deadliest attack on security forces in the capital in more than six months.
The bombing, near a mosque on a wide avenue often used by tour buses, hit a police checkpoint, smashing several cars and blowing the windows out of police SUVs. Gravel, debris, and leaves littered the ground, as investigators inspected the area and masked troops stood guard with automatic weapons.
“We heard the blast and rushed to the scene and found police vehicles damaged,” said Abdel Hamid Abdulla, who was nearby. “We saw some police were injured, and some of their legs had been cut off,” he said.
State-run news agency MENA said the blast targeted security forces but did not elaborate on what caused the explosion. A security official said that two bombs placed in the area exploded during a security patrol. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief journalists.