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| Explosions heard in Cairo, with casualties feared | |
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| An explosion went off close to a security building in Cairo early on Thursday morning, resulting in injuries, according to Egypt’s state media. | |
| Three bombs exploded near a national security agency building in Shubra Al-Khaima, a neighbourhood on the northern edge of the Egyptian capital, according to Al-Ahram, the flagship state newspaper, which cited a television report. | |
| At least six people were injured in the incident, according to an ambulance official cited by the newspaper. | |
| The sound of a large explosion shook Cairo just before 2am, rattling windows and waking sleeping residents across the capital. | |
| The Associated Press reported that for blocks around the blast site, glass from blown-out windows could be seen on the street. | |
| Related: Egypt imposes anti-terror law that punishes 'false' reporting of attacks | |
| There was no answer in response to calls placed to the the media centre of Egypt’s interior ministry. | |
| An increase in insurgent attacks has taken place in Egypt in recent months. In late June, the country’s chief prosecutor was assassinated in a daylight bombing in the capital. | |
| Thursday’s explosion comes days after Egypt’s president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi signed into law new anti-terrorism legislation that critics say will muzzle political opponents and the news media. | |
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