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3 killed in blast while manufacturing explosive device - security director
Security officials inspect the scene of a car bomb blast in front of The High Court in downtown Cairo, March 2, 2015. At least eight people were wounded in an explosion near a top court building in central Cairo on Monday, security sources said. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CAIRO, Apr 1 (Aswat Masriya) - Three people were killed in a blast in the governorate of Sharqiya while manufacturing an explosive device inside their home, the governorate's security director said.
Director Meleigi Fattouh told Aswat Masriya that explosives experts cordoned the area of the explosion and combed it in search of other explosive devices.
Militancy in Egypt has seen a significant rise since July 2013, after the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi following mass protests against his rule.
While most attacks target security forces in North Sinai, bombings and shootings have also been carried out elsewhere including in Cairo.
Two people were killed while attempting to plant an improvised explosive device near the local council of Sharqiya's city of Ibrahimiya on March 21.
