Twin blasts in Egypt’s Alexandria kills one

CAIRO // Two bombs exploded on Sunday in Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria, one outside a popular supermarket chain and another near a police station, killing one person and wounding at least 7, security officials said.

The blasts are the latest in a bombing campaign blamed on extremist militants who are targeting foreign and local economic and financial establishments. The campaign seems designed to undermine confidence in Egypt ahead of a major, three-day economic conference scheduled to open Friday in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh.

Egypt plans to announce projects worth up to $35 billion during the conference.

The officials said the first blast, followed by a flash bang grenade, took place outside a branch of Carrefour in Alexandria’s eastern district of Seyouf, killing one person and injuring 6. The second bomb exploded outside the city’s Muharram Bek police station, injuring one person.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to journalists.

On Saturday, a bomb exploded in front of the branch of a major Emirati bank in a Nile Delta town north of the capital, Cairo. The blast killed a policeman and a civilian and wounded 16 others.

* Associated Press