Bombs, protests hit Egypt in run-up to presidential election


  • World
  • Friday, 02 May 2014

CAIRO (Reuters) - Two suicide bombings in Egypt's South Sinai killed a soldier and wounded at least seven people on Friday, less than four weeks before a presidential election is due to be held, official sources said.

In other violence, a policeman was killed in a Cairo bomb attack while in the port city of Alexandria, two people were shot dead when supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi clashed with residents.

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