Five policemen and a civilian were injured in an explosion in Tanta in Gharbeya governorate in Egypt, officials said.
Two homemade bombs exploded last night injuring an officer, four conscripts and a civilian.
The explosion took place near the Police Club after a bomb was planted in a trash basket, a security official from the Ministry of Interior said.
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