Third bombing takes place in Heliopolis, two officer dead

Two police officers were reportedly killed in an explosion outside the Heliopolis Court Friday, according to Youm7, making it the third bombing to occur on Friday.

Earlier Friday morning two bombings took place in Tur Sinai, South Sinai. A militant detonated a suicide bomb in front of a tourist bus 30 kilometers away from Tur Sinai in South Sinai, a security source told Youm7. The bombing resulted in the death of the militant who detonated it and five injuries.

Meanwhile, another militant detonated a suicide bomb at a security checkpoint in Tur Sinai, leaving one soldier dead and three others injured, according to a security source.

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