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| Egypt explosion hits Italian consulate in Cairo | Egypt explosion hits Italian consulate in Cairo |
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| A large explosion has severely damaged the Italian consulate in Egypt's capital, Cairo. | |
| The blast was caused by a car bomb, an official has told the state-run news agency Mena. No group has yet said it carried out the attack. | |
| The explosion on Saturday morning injured at least four people, according to medical sources. | |
| Egypt's public prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, was killed last month by a car bomb attack in the city. | Egypt's public prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, was killed last month by a car bomb attack in the city. |
| In the same month, another car bomb targeting a police station left three people dead. | In the same month, another car bomb targeting a police station left three people dead. |
| Egyptian security forces have been battling Islamic militants, but the fighting has been mostly confined to the Sinai Peninsula. | Egyptian security forces have been battling Islamic militants, but the fighting has been mostly confined to the Sinai Peninsula. |
| Militants in Egypt have killed at least 600 police and armed forces personnel in the past two years. | Militants in Egypt have killed at least 600 police and armed forces personnel in the past two years. |
| The militants stepped up their attacks after the military overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013. | |
| In recent weeks, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has promised to crack down further on Islamist militants. | |
| Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members, including ousted President Mohammed Morsi, have been sentenced to death by Egypt's courts. | |
| The majority remain on death row awaiting execution. | |
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