A
large explosion has gone off near the Italian Consulate in the Egyptian
capital, partially destroying the facade of the building in central
Cairo.
State news agency MENA said the blast on Saturday morning was a car bomb attack.
Medical sources said one person has been killed and four others injured.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
Social media users posted photos they said were from Cairo showing heavy smoke in the city’s skyline.
Egyptian
journalist Omar Elhady published photos on his Twitter account, showing
what he said was the damage inflicted on the consulate building in the
Galaa street.
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