Egypt: Explosion in Maadi, Cairo, several injured

Posted On 2 January 2017

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An explosion apparently from a grenade thrown by an attacker was reported on Sunday evening on the Autostrad road near the affluent neighborhood of Maadi in Cairo. The attack injured several people, although authorities refuse to release figures.

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