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Policeman killed in blast near Egypt ministry
One police officer killed in bombing in Cairo's Boulaq Abu Eila neighbourhood, interior ministry statement says.
One Egyptian policeman was killed in a bombing outside the foreign ministry in Cairo, the interior and health ministries said, revising an earlier toll.
Seven people were wounded in the blast that targeted a police checkpoint, assistant interior minister Abdel Fattah Othman told the official MENA news agency on Sunday.
Senior health ministry official Mohamed Soltan also told AFP news agency that the blast killed one policeman.
Earlier state TV reports spoke of at least four casualties; two police officers and two civilians.
Live television footage showed the aftermath of Sunday's blast, which brought a tree down on a nearby car. Policemen with sniffer dogs were scouring the area for more bombs.
Armed groups have killed scores of policemen in bombings and shootings since Egypt's military toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.
Fighters have in the past set off several bombs in succession, to target first responders after the initial attack.
Two policemen, both bomb disposal experts, were killed trying to defuse bombs outside the presidential palace in June.
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