CORRECTED Blast in central Cairo leaves nine injured - health official

Monday 02-03-2015 06:07 PM
CORRECTED Blast in central Cairo leaves nine injured - health official

People walk near debris after an explosion near the Building of the Directorate of Security in the Egyptian Nile Delta town of Dakahlyia, about 120 km (75 miles) northeast of Cairo December 24, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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(Aswat Masriya had earlier reported one death, citing a security official. Egypt's Health Ministry spokesman denied that any deaths have occurred.)

CAIRO, Mar 2 (Aswat Masriya) - A bomb exploded in front of Egypt's High Court where Egypt's top prosecutor's office lies, in central Cairo on Monday resulting in nine injuries, one of whom is critically injured, a health official told state television. 

Security forces cordoned off the area and are combing it. Bomb experts are now at the site of the explosion.

Immediately after the explosion, large crowds gathered at the site of bombing, impeding the movement of the security forces who are trying to comb the area amid suspicions that there are more explosive devices, police sources told state television. 

Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat is carrying out his work, but from a different office inside the building. 

This is the second blast in Greater Cairo in less than a week. A man was killed and seven others were injured in several explosions which occurred in Greater Cairo on Thursday.  

Yesterday, a blast targeting security forces in Upper Egypt's Aswan governorate left two people killed and 11 injured. 

Militancy inside Egypt has seen a significant rise since July 2013.  While the majority attacks target security forces in North Sinai, blasts have occurred in other parts of the country including Cairo.    

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