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| Egyptian security building in Cairo rocked by bomb blasts | Egyptian security building in Cairo rocked by bomb blasts |
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| Security sources in Egypt say a state security building in northern Cairo was the target of a series of bombs in the early hours of Thursday morning. | Security sources in Egypt say a state security building in northern Cairo was the target of a series of bombs in the early hours of Thursday morning. |
| State media said at least six people were injured by three explosions in the northern Shubra district of the city. There were no reports of any deaths. | |
| Residents across Cairo reported hearing and feeling a large blast just before 02:00 local time (00:00 GMT). | |
| There have been several bomb attacks by Islamist militants in Cairo this year. | There have been several bomb attacks by Islamist militants in Cairo this year. |
| Militants based in northern Sinai - who are affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) - have been behind many of the bombs. | |
| The Egyptian security forces have been the focus of their attacks and militants have vowed to continue targeting them. | |
| No one has yet claimed to have carried out Thursday's attack in the capital. | No one has yet claimed to have carried out Thursday's attack in the capital. |
| A security source told the Reuters news agency that a burned-out vehicle and crater could be seen at the blast site. | |
| Locals said glass from blown-out windows was strewn across several streets nearby. | |
| The attacks comes just days after President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi approved new counter-terrorism laws designed to fight the growing jihadist insurgency. |