Six policemen injured in Cairo car bombing

At least six policemen have been wounded in a car bomb attack in front of a police building in Cairo, according to Egypt’s interior ministry.

The powerful blast struck northern Cairo district of Shubra al-Khaima in the early hours of Thursday morning.

“A man suddenly stopped his car in front of the state security building, jumped out of it and fled on a motorbike that followed the car,” the interior ministry statement said.

“The car exploded wounding six policemen.”

There were no immediate reports of deaths from the explosion, which made a wide crater near the four-storey building, shattered its windows and destroyed a major part of the front portion of a surrounding wall, according to AFP news agency.