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| Police chief killed in Cairo bombing | Police chief killed in Cairo bombing |
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| A police brigadier-general has been killed in a bomb blast near Cairo university, Egyptian state media say. | A police brigadier-general has been killed in a bomb blast near Cairo university, Egyptian state media say. |
| Five others were also injured in the attack, the health ministry confirmed. | Five others were also injured in the attack, the health ministry confirmed. |
| Two bombs were planted next to a police post, officials at the scene said. There have also been reports of a third explosion. | |
| 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. | State TV named the officer as Tariq al-Mirjawi, the head of Giza's investigation department. |
| Reports suggest the first two bombs went off a few minutes apart. | |
| "I was waiting for the bus when I heard two explosions. There was dust in the air and policemen were screaming" an eyewitness told AFP. | "I was waiting for the bus when I heard two explosions. There was dust in the air and policemen were screaming" an eyewitness told AFP. |
| Reporters at the scene of the third explosion said that there was a lot of noise but it was unclear how much damage had been caused. | |
| The explosions happened outside the university's faculty of engineering. | The explosions happened outside the university's faculty of engineering. |
| The BBC's Orla Guerin in Cairo said the area had become a battleground for clashes between police and Muslim Brotherhood supporters in recent weeks. | |
| Crackdown | Crackdown |
| The current government has outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood, declaring it a terrorist organisation. | The current government has outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood, declaring it a terrorist organisation. |
| It accuses the movement of supporting attacks against the police and army - a claim the Brotherhood strongly denies. | It accuses the movement of supporting attacks against the police and army - a claim the Brotherhood strongly denies. |
| Since the overthrow of the Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi, more than 1,000 people have been killed and thousands of members have been detained in a crackdown by the interim authorities. | Since the overthrow of the Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi, more than 1,000 people have been killed and thousands of members have been detained in a crackdown by the interim authorities. |
| The government says militants have killed almost 500 people in the same time period, most of them policemen and soldiers. | The government says militants have killed almost 500 people in the same time period, most of them policemen and soldiers. |