Conscript injured following an explosion in 6th of October City - Interior Ministry

Friday 09-10-2015 05:58 PM
Conscript injured following an explosion in 6th of October City - Interior Ministry

Police officers wait in their vehicle in front of the damaged Cairo Security Directorate building, which includes police and state security, and Museum of Islamic Art building, after a bomb attack in downtown Cairo, January 24, 2014. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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CAIRO, Oct 9 (Aswat Masriya)- A conscript was injured Friday when an Improvised Explosive device (IED) went off  in the vicinity of a police station in 6th October City, said Interior Ministry on Friday.

The bomb exploded as a security squad passed in the area. The conscript sustained minor injuries.

Civil protection forces headed to the scene and combed the area, added a statement by the ministry.

Security forces are fighting a nationwide insurgency as militancy inside Egypt has seen significant rise since the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July 2013, following mass protests against his rule.

Most attacks target security forces in North Sinai.

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