Police chief killed in Cairo bombing
Al-Huriya News Agency - A police brigadier-general has been killed in a bomb blast near Cairo university, Egyptian state media say.Five others were also injured in the attack, the health ministry confirmed. Two bombs were planted next to a police post, officials at the scene said. There have also been reports of a third explosion.
Egypt has witnessed several attacks against government targets by militant groups, following the ousting of the Muslim Brotherhood in July. State TV named the officer as Tariq al-Mirjawi, the head of Giza's investigation department. Reports suggest the first two bombs went off a few minutes apart.
"I was waiting for the bus when I heard two explosions. There was dust in the air and policemen were screaming" an eyewitness told AFP. Reporters at the scene of the third explosion said that there was a lot of noise but it was unclear how much damage had been caused. The explosions happened outside the university's faculty of engineering.
