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Egypt crisis: Bomb 'targets Minister Mohammed Ibrahim' | |
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A car bomb has targeted the convoy of Egypt's Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim but failed to harm the politician, the security forces say. | A car bomb has targeted the convoy of Egypt's Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim but failed to harm the politician, the security forces say. |
At least four people were reported injured in the blast in Cairo, which the interior ministry described as an assassination attempt. | |
The minister's convoy was targeted as it travelled through Nasr City. | |
Nasr City is a stronghold of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group, but there is no word on who was involved. | Nasr City is a stronghold of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group, but there is no word on who was involved. |
The explosion took place at about 10:30 local time (08:30 GMT) near Mr Ibrahim's home. | |
Quoting security sources, state-run Mena news agency said a booby-trapped car exploded in Mustafa al-Nahas street, Nasr City district, as the minister was travelling from his home to the ministry. | |
However, state TV gave a different account of the incident, saying an explosive device was thrown from the top of a nearby building and detonated near the minister's convoy just after it left his place of residence. | |
Pictures uploaded to the internet by witnesses showed substantial damage to a building next to the blast. | Pictures uploaded to the internet by witnesses showed substantial damage to a building next to the blast. |
Egyptian police have reportedly killed two of the attackers, security sources told Reuters news agency. | Egyptian police have reportedly killed two of the attackers, security sources told Reuters news agency. |
The Egyptian interior ministry says an attempt to assassinate the minister of the interior by "terrorist groups" was foiled. They say his guards confronted the attackers. | |
The interior minister is in charge of the country's police force, which alongside security forces, carried out a deadly security crack down in the capital last month, clearing two protest camps set up by Muslim Brotherhood supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. | The interior minister is in charge of the country's police force, which alongside security forces, carried out a deadly security crack down in the capital last month, clearing two protest camps set up by Muslim Brotherhood supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. |
Nasr City was the site of the larger of the two protest camps based outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, which was dismantled in the security operation on 14 August. | Nasr City was the site of the larger of the two protest camps based outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, which was dismantled in the security operation on 14 August. |
The BBC's Bethany Bell says there has been a lot of Muslim Brotherhood activity in the area over the last couple of weeks. | The BBC's Bethany Bell says there has been a lot of Muslim Brotherhood activity in the area over the last couple of weeks. |