Isis in Egypt: Daesh claims it caused bomb blast near pyramids as death-toll climbs to nine

The offshoot of Islamic State in Egypt has claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in a Cairo suburb near the pyramids at Giza, as the death toll from the explosion climbs to nine.

 

IS (Isis/Daesh) issued a statement on social media in its usual format claiming the attack. Security sources have told Reuters news agency that nine people have been killed by the makeshift bomb which exploded as police prepared to raid a militant bolthole.

 

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