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Blast in Egypt capital kills six

By AFP
Egypt Egyptian police special forces stand guard on Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on January 25, 2016.  By Mohamed El-Shahed AFP
DEC 9, 2016 LISTEN
Egyptian police special forces stand guard on Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on January 25, 2016. By Mohamed El-Shahed (AFP)

Cairo (AFP) - A blast next to a police checkpoint in Cairo killed six people on Friday, state media and officials said.

State television reported that the "explosion" occurred in the Talibiya district in the west of the capital.

A prosecution official and a police official said it occurred next to a police checkpoint close to a mosque.

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