CAIRO, Jan 17 (Aswat Masriya) – An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off on the Suez-Ismailia railroad early Saturday, leaving no injuries behind, the Suez security director said.

Security Director Tarek al-Gazzar added that the blast caused tractor on the rail track to flip. The tractor passes through the rail track before the train.

Egypt's security forces have intensified their security measures in reaction to repeated militant attacks that target army and police officials, which rose significantly since the military ouster of former President Mohamed Mursi in 2013, after mass protests against his rule.

The attacks started in the Sinai Peninsula but soon expanded to other areas of the country, including the capital.

Blasts in residential areas are usually carried out using IEDs. 

An IED exploded in the last cart of a train in the Menuf train station on November 5, 2014, killing four and injuring eight.