Two consecutive explosions went off outside Cairo University’s Faculty of Engineering in Giza on Wednesday morning, killing one and injuring four.
The blasts were caused by two improvised explosive devices (IEDS) leaving Tarek El-Mergawy, Director of Western Giza Investigation, killed and four other police officers injured, reported State TV.
Ambulances arrived at the scene of the explosion shortly afterwards.
Students at the Faculty of Engineering said security forces fired two teargas canisters outside the faculty right after the blasts.
The Ministry of Interior’s press office could provide no further details about the blasts at time of publishing.
Students Against the Coup, a student movement which supports former president Mohamed Morsi, cancelled a planned protest after the blasts. The movement denied they had anything to do with the explosion.
On 24 January, four bombs went off at four separate places in Greater Cairo, including the Cairo Security Directorate in Bab Al-Khalq neighbourhood. The four attacks left six people killed.
Sinai-based militant group Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis claimed responsibility for all the aforementioned attacks.
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