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PHOTO GALLERY: Explosion in Cairo's downtown, 13 injured




A policeman cordons off the site of the blast that occurred near Cairo's High Court Building in Ramsis Street, Egypt, 14 October 2014 (Photo: Ahmed Higazy)

Doctors attend to the victims injured during a blast occurred near Cairo's High Court Building in Ramsis Street, Egypt, 14 October 2014 (Photo: Ahmed Higazy)

Shop fronts damaged by a bomb blast late on Tuesday near Cairo's High Court Building in Ramsis Street, Egypt (Photo: Maged Abdelkader)

People gather at the site of Tuesday's car bomb attack in Ramsis Street near Cairo's High Court Building, Egypt, 14 October 2014 (Photo: Ahmed Higazy)

A policeman looks at wreckage at the site of the blast that occurred near Cairo's High Court Building in Ramsis Street, Egypt, 14 October 2014 (Photo: Ahmed Higazy)

A vehicle was badly damaged as a result of the blast near Cairo's High Court Building in Ramsis Street, Egypt, 14 October 2014 (Photo: Ahmed Higazy)

A policeman looks at the damage that happened a result of the blast near Cairo's High Court Building in Ramsis Street, Egypt, 14 October 2014 (Photo: Ahmed Higazy)

Police officers secure the site of a bomb attack in front of Cairo's High Court Building in Ramsis Street, Egypt, 14 October 2014 (Photo: Maged Abdelkader)

A vehicle was badly damaged as a result of the blast near Cairo's High Court Building in Ramsis Street, Egypt, 14 October 2014 (Photo: Ahmed Higazy)

Policemen cordons off the site of the blast that occurred near Cairo's High Court Building in Ramsis Street, Egypt, 14 October 2014 (Photo: Ahmed Higazy)

Nail marks made by Tuesday's home-made bomb blast near Cairo's High Court Building in Ramsis Street, Egypt, 14 October 2014 (Photo: Sherif Tarek)

Head of the Cairo ambulance department, Mohamed Sultan, says at least 13 were injured in the blast, three of whom are in critical condition.

The blast was near Ramses Street's metro station in the vicinity of the High Court building. The area, which has witnessed recurring violence over the past three years, is usually crowded and bustling with street vendors. 

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