Bomb kills policeman in Cairo, militant leader dies in firefight: security sources

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Reuters:

Sun Apr 5, 2015

 

(Reuters) - A policeman was killed in a second straight day of bombings in Cairo, and the leader of a militant group that has targeted police and soldiers around the capital died in a separate incident, security sources said on Sunday.

 

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing. Militants based in North Sinai have killed hundreds of soldiers and police since the army toppled Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in 2013 following mass protests against his rule.

 

A policeman was killed when a bomb exploded on a bridge leading to the upscale Cairo district of Zamalek, security sources said. Two of the wounded were also policemen, while the third was a civilian, they said.

 

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In a separate incident, the founder and leader of an Egyptian Islamist group that has targeted policemen and soldiers in greater Cairo was killed by security forces early on Sunday, security sources said.

 

Hamam Mohamed Attia of Ajnad Misr was shot dead during a firefight around 1 a.m. (2300 GMT) at an apartment in Giza, which is part of the Cairo conurbation, the security sources said.

 

There was no immediate comment from Ajnad Misr, which emerged in January 2014, on the Twitter account it often uses to claim responsibility for attacks.

 

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