Egyptian Policeman Died While Defusing Explosive Near Church

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The policeman's death comes slightly more than a week after a roadside bomb near the Giza Pyramids left four dead.

Published Jan. 6 2019 11:05AM EST

A policeman in Egypt was killed late Saturday while trying to diffuse a bomb near a Cairo church, officials reportedly said. Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced that the explosion also injured the bomb squad’s commander as well as another policeman, according

Victoria Bekiempis

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Egyptian Policeman Died While Defusing Explosive Near Church

The policeman's death comes slightly more than a week after a roadside bomb near the Giza Pyramids left four dead.

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Victoria Bekiempis