egypt police general killed in cairo campus blasts
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today
Egypt Today, egypt today
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today

2 rudimentary bombs wounded 5 policemen

Egypt police general killed in Cairo campus blasts

Egypt Today, egypt today

Egypt Today, egypt today Egypt police general killed in Cairo campus blasts

Egyptians inspect damage after bombs struck police posts near Cairo University
Cairo - Arab Today

Egyptians inspect damage after bombs struck police posts near Cairo University Two bombs targeting security posts near Cairo University exploded in quick succession on Wednesday killing a police general, followed by a third blast as police and journalists gathered at the scene. An assistant interior minister was wounded in the double bombings, police said.
Witnesses said the explosions sent up a cloud of smoke and dust near the campus in the centre of the Egyptian capital, the scene in the past few months of repeated clashes between Islamist students and police.
The third bomb went off near the site of the first explosions, close to the campus main gates, where police investigators and journalists had gathered following the first blasts.
It caused no injuries, the official MENA news agency reported.
- Cloud of smoke, dust -
The attack was the latest by militants targeting security forces following Islamist president Mohamed Morsi's overthrow in July.
It came less than a week after the military chief who overthrew Morsi, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, said he was quitting the army to run in presidential elections in May, vowing to wipe out "terrorism".
The first two rudimentary bombs also wounded five policemen, the interior ministry said, identifying the slain officer as Brigadier General Tarek al-Mergawi.
A police general at the scene told AFP that the bombs were concealed in a tree between two small police posts.
"I was waiting for the bus when I heard two explosions. There was dust in the air and policemen were screaming," said a witness, Sakta Mostafa.
A student in Cairo University said he ran out of the campus after hearing the explosions.
"I found a lifeless man in plain clothes and a policeman bleeding from his leg," said the student, Amr Adel.
Mergawi was a chief detective who would have been dressed in civilian clothes.
Amateur footage of the bombings posted on an Egyptian newspaper's website showed policemen running out from a cloud of smoke and dust sent up by the first explosion.
The second bomb went off moments later.
Major General Abdel Raouf al-Serafi, an assistant interior minister, was among the wounded, police officials said.
The government says militants have killed almost 500 people, most of them policemen and soldiers, in attacks since Morsi's overthrow amid a deadly crackdown on his Islamist supporters.
Most of the attacks have taken place in the Sinai Peninsula, a hub of militant activity, but the jihadists have increasingly targeted police in the capital and the Nile Delta.
The government generally blames Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood for the violence, although the deadliest bombings and shootings have been carried out by the Al-Qaeda inspired Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis group, based in Sinai.
The Brotherhood, now decapitated with Morsi and much of its leadership in jail, has been designated a terrorist group in Egypt and its close ally Saudi Arabia.
Some of its top leaders have relocated to London, where British Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered a probe into the group's activities.
Militants are expected to increase their attempts after Sisi announced his candidacy for the election in late May, which he is likely to win.
But police have scored some successes in their fight against the jihadists, killing and capturing members of two major cells in the Nile Delta over the past two months.
One of the cells, belonging to Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, was implicated in the car bombing of Cairo police headquarters in January.
The Muslim Brotherhood, meanwhile, has insisted it remains committed to peaceful action and said it would continue its protests, which often descend into violent clashes with police.
More than 1,400 people, mostly Islamists, have been killed in such street clashes since Morsi's overthrow.
Source: AFP

egypttoday
egypttoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

egypt police general killed in cairo campus blasts egypt police general killed in cairo campus blasts



GMT 12:37 2015 Sunday ,15 November

Paris attacks show Syria war cannot be contained

GMT 19:36 2015 Saturday ,14 November

French pilots train for survival

GMT 14:42 2015 Saturday ,14 November

World mourns and condemns attacks in Paris

GMT 13:24 2015 Saturday ,14 November

Witnesses tell of 'bloodbath' at Paris rock concert

GMT 15:21 2015 Friday ,13 November

Daesh committing genocide against Yazidis in Iraq

GMT 15:02 2015 Friday ,13 November

Syria army conscription, multiple tours stir anger

GMT 08:11 2015 Thursday ,12 November

Obama congratulates Myanmar on polls

GMT 18:28 2015 Wednesday ,11 November

Netanyahu invokes memory of Nazi past over EU labelling

GMT 14:11 2017 Monday ,24 April

BMW reveals i8 Protonic special edition

GMT 12:30 2018 Friday ,14 December

Noriaki Kasai: 30 years of World Cup ski-jumping

GMT 12:55 2012 Tuesday ,20 March

Nominees for the Royal TV society programme

GMT 06:23 2012 Sunday ,18 March

Gol TV wants to offer cheap football

GMT 10:08 2012 Sunday ,08 July

I want to be a role model

GMT 11:23 2012 Thursday ,29 March

BalletBoyz the Talent mixed programme of 3 works

GMT 19:59 2011 Sunday ,16 October

Newlyweds Mike and Zara use package deal honeymoon

GMT 17:14 2014 Tuesday ,06 May

Colorful chic outdoor furniture

GMT 05:01 2012 Sunday ,15 April

Sky Germany takes TV everywhere with KIT digital

GMT 11:28 2018 Wednesday ,03 January

Saudi minister 'resumes work' after graft detention
 
 Egypt Today Facebook,egypt today facebook  Egypt Today Twitter,egypt today twitter Egypt Today Rss,egypt today rss  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
egypttoday, Egypttoday, Egypttoday