Two Egyptian policemen have been killed trying to defuse bombs that exploded near the presidential palace in Cairo, interior ministry officials say.
The first blast killed one officer and injured three others. An hour later the other officer was killed.
Islamist militants said they had planted bombs in the area last week.
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi promised swift “retribution” for the two deaths on the first anniversary of his rise to power.
Mass opposition protests a year ago culminated three days later in the military overthrowing President Muhammad Morsi…
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