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| Police chief killed in Cairo bombing | |
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| A police brigadier-general has been killed in a twin bomb blast near Cairo university, Egyptian state media say. | A police brigadier-general has been killed in a twin bomb blast near Cairo university, Egyptian state media say. |
| Five others were also injured in the attack, the health ministry confirmed. | |
| The explosives were planted next to a police post, officials at the scene said. No group has so far said it carried out the bombings. | The explosives were planted next to a police post, officials at the scene said. No group has so far said it carried out the bombings. |
| Egypt has witnessed several attacks against government targets by militant groups, following the ousting of the Muslim Brotherhood in July. | Egypt has witnessed several attacks against government targets by militant groups, following the ousting of the Muslim Brotherhood in July. |
| State TV named the officer as Tariq al-Mirjawi, the head of Giza's investigation department. | |
| Reports suggest the bombs went off a few minutes apart. | |
| The explosions happened outside the faculty of engineering at the university. |