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People react at the scene. EPA
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People react at the scene of an explosion in central Cairo where two policemen and the bomber were killed. Reuters
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An ambulance arrives at the scene of the explosion. Three other police officers were wounded in the blast. EPA
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Egyptian police carry equipment to the site of the explosion. AFP
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Members of the public crowd together at the site. AFP
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An Egyptian police officer in plainclothes rolls a piece of equipment to the site. AFP
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Egyptian riot police block access to the street. AFP
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A man reacts as he stands near the body of the suicide bomber. AFP
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People react at the scene. EPA
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People react at the scene of an explosion in central Cairo where two policemen and the bomber were killed. Reuters
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An ambulance arrives at the scene of the explosion. Three other police officers were wounded in the blast. EPA
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Egyptian police carry equipment to the site of the explosion. AFP
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Members of the public crowd together at the site. AFP
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An Egyptian police officer in plainclothes rolls a piece of equipment to the site. AFP
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Egyptian riot police block access to the street. AFP
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A man reacts as he stands near the body of the suicide bomber. AFP
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People react at the scene. EPA
Cairo explosion: three policemen killed pursuing bomber
Blast in Darb Al Ahmar district also killed the suspect the police were chasing
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Hamza Hendawi
19 February, 2019
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