Explosion kills two officers near Egyptian marketplace

Egypt’s Interior Ministry said a suicide bomber killed two police officers and wounded three more while he was being pursued near Cairo’s famed Khan elkhalili tourist marketplace.

The Monday night explosion in the Gamaliya district was a rarity for a central area of the capital, after progress from a security crackdown under President Abdel-fattah el-sissi.

A body was seen on the street behind areas cordoned off by dozens of police and soldiers after the explosion, which shattered windows and blew curtains off nearby balconies.