Two policemen were killed and 27 others injured on Monday in an explosion in Egypt's Beheira governate, the media reported.
The blast struck a passing bus that was carrying the policemen to work posts in a village in the Beheira, some 160 km north of the capital Cairo, Al Ahram online reported.
The bombing was claimed by Islamic State affilate, Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis terror group.