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                      Bomb on Cairo Bridge Kills Policeman

   by VOA News

   A bomb exploded on a bridge near an upscale neighborhood in central
   Cairo, killing a police officer, Egyptian officials said Sunday.

   Officials said the bomb exploded close to a police checkpoint on the
   side of a bridge that connects Cairo's sister city of Giza to its
   upscale Zamalek neighborhood.

   It was the second straight day of bombings in Cairo. On Saturday, two
   bombs exploded near a police station in the residential Imbaba
   district, causing no casualties.

   There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
   However, militants based in North Sinai have killed hundreds of
   soldiers and police since the army toppled Islamist President Mohammed
   Morsi in 2013 following mass protests against his rule.

   Police said at least two other people were wounded in the bombing,
   which left a crater in the street.

   In a separate incident, the founder and leader of an Egyptian Islamist
   group that has targeted policemen and soldiers in greater Cairo was
   killed by security forces early on Sunday, security sources said.

   Hamam Mohamed Attia of Ajnad Misr was shot dead during a firefight
   around 1 a.m. (2300 GMT) at an apartment in Giza, security sources told
   Reuters.

   Some material for this report came from Reuters and AP.
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