Cairo policeman dies, death toll in suicide blast now at 3 2 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressCAIRO (AP) — The death toll from a late-night suicide blast near Cairo’s famed tourist market rose to three on Tuesday after a police officer died of his wounds, Egyptian security officials said. All three fatalities in the attack near Khan el-Khalili bazaar in the heart of Cairo late Monday were policemen. In a house nearby, police found a bomb and bomb-making material, which prompted the evacuation of the whole building, said the security officials. The raids involved clashes with Islamic militants in the desert outside the city of el-Arish, they said.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 19, 2019 10:42 UTC