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Social networking sites published a photo First Lieutenant Ahmed Ezz, one of those who were killed in the bombing on 9th December 2016 [alarabiya.net]
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The aftermath of the bomb blast in Egypt on 9th December 2016 [alarabiya.net]
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The aftermath of the bomb blast in Egypt on 9th December 2016 [alarabiya.net]
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The aftermath of the bomb blast in Egypt on 9th December 2016 [alarabiya.net]
Six police officers were killed this morning after a bomb exploded near a security services building in the Al-Haram area of Cairo, Egypt.
The police station in Giza received a report that a roadside bomb planted by unknown assailants near a security base near the Al-Salam Mosque.
Civil defence and police forces were dispatched to the scene immediately.
Roads leading to the area were closed following the attack.