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Bomb explodes in Egypt, kills three alleged militants

Published July 4th, 2014 - 12:58 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A bomb detonated on Friday in Egypt’s Fayoum governorate killing three, reported Al-Ahram Arabic website.

A security source told Ahram that the three people killed were assembling the device in a poultry farm.

On Thursday, a bomb exploded in Alexandria on a local train, injuring nine people, including a child who is in a “critical condition” according to a statement by Egypt’s railway authority.

Two people were killed and 24 injured during political violence on Thursday, according to a health ministry official.

The Brotherhood-led National Alliance to Support Legitimacy had declared the 3 July anniversary of Mohamed Morsi's ouster a "day of rage" and called for protests across Egypt.

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