Egyptian Security Building in Cairo Rocked by Bomb Blast
A powerful car bomb has exploded outside a state security building in northern Cairo.The car bomb exploded in the middle of the night
The blast, which was felt across large parts of the Egyptian capital, injured 29 people, six of them police.
The explosion happened in the early hours of Thursday morning. There were no reports of any deaths.
The militant group, Islamic State (IS), says it carried out the attack “to avenge Muslim martyrs”.
The statement was not attributed to IS’s known branch in Egypt, Sinai Province, but simply had a logo reading “Islamic State, Egypt”. Details
