Two killed in Upper Egypt bomb blast

Ahram Online , Sunday 1 Mar 2015

Bomb blast kills two and injures six in Upper Egypt

Two were killed and 11 injured in Upper Egypt’s Aswan on Sunday when an improvised bomb went off near a police station and next to the Al-Nasr Mosque near the Nile River, amid frequent attacks across the country, reported Al-Ahram Arabic news website.

The deceased are a woman and a young man, while a police conscript is among the injured.

The bomb was detonated via mobile phone and was meant to target a police patrol, according to an anonymous security source quoted by Al-Ahram.

Security forces have searched the area to make sure there are no more planted bombs.

Egypt has been hit with a cluster of bomb attacks since the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

Most attacks usually target police personnel but more recent bombs tend to target civilians as well. 

 

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