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| Egypt prosecutor Hisham Barakat killed in Cairo attack | Egypt prosecutor Hisham Barakat killed in Cairo attack |
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| Egypt's public prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, has been killed in a bomb attack on his car in Cairo, officials say. | Egypt's public prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, has been killed in a bomb attack on his car in Cairo, officials say. |
| Mr Barakat died of his wounds in hospital after the bombing in the suburb of Heliopolis, a government spokesman told the BBC. | Mr Barakat died of his wounds in hospital after the bombing in the suburb of Heliopolis, a government spokesman told the BBC. |
| State media said that at least eight others were also hurt in the attack. | State media said that at least eight others were also hurt in the attack. |
| Mr Barakat has sent thousands of Islamists for trial since the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. | |
| 'Car bomb' | 'Car bomb' |
| Hundreds of Islamists have been sentenced to death or life imprisonment, as part of a crackdown on supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. | Hundreds of Islamists have been sentenced to death or life imprisonment, as part of a crackdown on supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. |
| Jihadist militants have meanwhile stepped up their attacks on Egypt's security forces. | Jihadist militants have meanwhile stepped up their attacks on Egypt's security forces. |
| Mr Barakat is the most senior figure to have been targeted for assassination since a 2013 attempt on the life of the then-interior minister. | Mr Barakat is the most senior figure to have been targeted for assassination since a 2013 attempt on the life of the then-interior minister. |
| "He [Mr Barakat] has passed away," Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zind told AFP news agency. | "He [Mr Barakat] has passed away," Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zind told AFP news agency. |
| The Egyptian state news agency Mena said that he had died after undergoing critical surgery. A medical official at the hospital told the Associated Press that Mr Barakat had received multiple shrapnel wounds to the shoulder, chest and liver. | The Egyptian state news agency Mena said that he had died after undergoing critical surgery. A medical official at the hospital told the Associated Press that Mr Barakat had received multiple shrapnel wounds to the shoulder, chest and liver. |
| Monday's attack involved a car bomb or an explosive device placed under a parked car near Mr Barakat's convoy, bomb squad chief Gen Mohamed Gamal told AFP. | Monday's attack involved a car bomb or an explosive device placed under a parked car near Mr Barakat's convoy, bomb squad chief Gen Mohamed Gamal told AFP. |
| The explosion sent black smoke rising over the neighbourhood and set fire to nearby trees. Images from the scene showed several damaged vehicles and bloodstains on the streets. | The explosion sent black smoke rising over the neighbourhood and set fire to nearby trees. Images from the scene showed several damaged vehicles and bloodstains on the streets. |
| At least three civilians were killed, according to Mena. Witnesses said that the blast had been strong enough to shatter the windows of nearby homes. | At least three civilians were killed, according to Mena. Witnesses said that the blast had been strong enough to shatter the windows of nearby homes. |
| At the hospital, an injured bodyguard said that the explosion had hit Mr Barakat's convoy on the way to the office. | At the hospital, an injured bodyguard said that the explosion had hit Mr Barakat's convoy on the way to the office. |
| "There was glass flying everywhere. It was as if there was an earthquake," he said, according to AFP. | "There was glass flying everywhere. It was as if there was an earthquake," he said, according to AFP. |
| Mr Barakat had received death threats in the past. | Mr Barakat had received death threats in the past. |
| The Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State militant group recently called for attacks on the judiciary, after the hanging of six militants. | The Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State militant group recently called for attacks on the judiciary, after the hanging of six militants. |