Nine people were injured early Monday in a car explosion near the on-ramp of 6 October Bridge in the Dokki area of Cairo, Egypt's health ministry announced.

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Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said that some of the injured were transferred to the nearby Agouza Hospital while others asked to be transferred to a private hospital in the Mohandiseen neighbourhood.

Firefighters put out the resulting fire that extended to nearby cars.

A security source told state agency MENA that the car caught fire "due to a circuit problem."

According to earlier media reports, at least four vehicles, including a minibus, were charred in the fire which was preceded by an explosion that rocked Dokki and Agouza neighbourhoods.

According to eyewitnesses, a car exploded, leading two other cars to be set ablaze. A minibus coming from behind collided with the cars and caught fire.

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Al-Ahram Arabic quoted a security source as saying that the driver of the minibus jumped from it when it caught fire. The driver is currently detained as a witness to the incident.

Traffic was halted temporarily at the entrance to the bridge, affecting traffic movement in Mohandiseen and around Cairo University.

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