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Egypt state prosecutor's motorcade hit in bomb attack
Aljazeera.com Africa
A motorcade belonging to Egypt's state prosecutor has been hit by a bomb blast in Cairo, according to security officials.
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A senior police officer told the AFP news agency that top prosecutor Hisham Barakat and his bodyguards had been taken to hospital following Monday's attack.
Barakat was said to be "in good condition," the officer added
It is not known whether there were any other casualties in the attack, which was reported to have taken place in the Heliopolis district of the capital.
Local newspaper Al Ahram reported that the attack took place outside Cairo's military college and that Barakat was taken to Al-Nozha hospital, also in Heliopolis.
Credit: Aljazeera.com
