"A police officer was killed when a bomb briserade outside a church in a suburb of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, according to state tv."
"the Police, as was the demolition died when he tried to defuse the bomb. A further two police officers and another person were wounded, according to the administrative sources."
"the Explosion occurred just days before the christian copts begin their christmas celebrations in the country."
"No group has so far claimed to be behind the incident. The egyptian government has not confirmed that the explosion has taken place."
"Egypt's christians, who constitute ten per cent of the population, is often the target of violence from muslim extremists. In november, seven people were killed by islamic extremists when they returned from a koptiskt monastery, an attack that IS said to be behind."
"More than 100 egyptian police officers have been killed by jihadists since december of 2016."