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One dead as explosion rocks Egyptian city of Alexandria – reports One dead as car bomb explodes in Egyptian city of Alexandria
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An explosion has rocked the coastal Egyptian city of Alexandria, reportedly killing one person and injuring at least three others. A car bomb has rocked the coastal Egyptian city of Alexandria, reportedly killing a policeman and injuring at least four others just two days before the country’s presidential election.
The blast is said to have occurred near the Tolip Hotel in the city’s neighbourhood of Stanley. Early reports suggest that one person, a policeman, was fatally injured as a result of a car bomb. The blast is said to have occurred near the Tolip Hotel in the city’s neighbourhood of Stanley. Multiple Egyptian sources, citing eyewitnesses, report that the bomb targeted the convoy of the security director of Alexandria, Major General Mustafa Nimr.
The driver of the escort car was reportedly the man killed when the device exploded under a parked vehicle next to the Roman Camp road in the city.
A number of civil protection officers, firefighters, police and emergency services have reportedly arrived at the scene. Multiple Egyptian sources, citing eyewitnesses, report that the bomb targeted the convoy of the security director of Alexandria, Major General Mustafa Nimr.A number of civil protection officers, firefighters, police and emergency services have reportedly arrived at the scene. Multiple Egyptian sources, citing eyewitnesses, report that the bomb targeted the convoy of the security director of Alexandria, Major General Mustafa Nimr.
A number of civil protection officers, firefighters, police and emergency services have reportedly arrived at the scene and formed a perimeter around blast site.
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