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Bombs target courthouses in 2 Egyptian cities

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AP Cairo
Last Updated : May 17 2015 | 7:42 PM IST
Egyptian security officials say bombs have targeted courthouses in two cities, wounding two people in what could be retaliation for the sentencing to death of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi the day before.
They say one bomb targeted the main courthouse in the southern city of Assiut late yesterday, seriously injuring a policeman.
Early today, a small girl was injured when a bomb went off near a courthouse in Port Said, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media.
The attacks came after suspected Islamic militants gunned down three judges in the Sinai Peninsula yesterday, just hours after a Cairo court sentenced Morsi to death over his role in a mass prison break in 2011.

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First Published: May 17 2015 | 7:42 PM IST

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