Large Explosion in Cairo Kills At Least Two
A large bomb exploded in Cairo on Friday, directly in front of Egyptian police headquarters, killing at least two people.
.UPDATE: Outlets are now reporting that a second explosion in Cairo has killed at least one person.
#BreakingNews Correspondent: second bombing hits a metro station in Cairo http://t.co/2KxGiIiD1n
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) January 24, 2014Original: A large bomb exploded in Cairo on Friday, directly in front of Egyptian police headquarters, killing at least two people. A spokesperson for the health ministry said that at least 40 people were also wounded in the attack.
The blast comes one day before the third anniversary of protests in Tahrir Square that toppled the Egyptian government and just days after an election that approved a new constitution for the country. Egypt has been in a period of relative instability since July, when a military coup ousted President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.
No person or group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Explosion in downtown #cairo Large plume of smoke from about 1km north of downtown #cairo #egypt pic.twitter.com/tv1snLXOTr
— Cairo Live 24/7 (@cairotoday) January 24, 2014 Waking up to the sound of a bomb! Nice way to start that day. People say that it was in Garden City. #Egypt #cairo pic.twitter.com/9XJBJGzxBH
— Golnaz (@GolnazEssam) January 24, 2014 Loud explosion rocked the security directorate in downtown #Cairo. #Egypt pic via @MohamedRadwan pic.twitter.com/DIpP4JNYLi
— Reem Abdellatif (@Reem_Abdellatif) January 24, 2014 صورة لمديرية أمن القاهرة بعد تفجير صباح اليوم #مصر #الإرهاب pic.twitter.com/YcgKwvjb0m
— Mohammed Maree مرعي (@mar3e) January 24, 2014 NOW: @MagdySamaan is reporting the Cairo explosion is at the Security Directorate -@MicahGrimes pic.twitter.com/Lhi9naaguB
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) January 24, 2014 Am at Cairo security directorate, site of #CairoBomb. Opposite Islamic museum. Scene calm. pic.twitter.com/ybA0dHl3x4
— Patrick Kingsley (@PatrickKingsley) January 24, 2014 Some sort of car motor at #Cairobomb. pic.twitter.com/Zgi0wndaTZ
— Patrick Kingsley (@PatrickKingsley) January 24, 2014