Explosion in Cairo kills two policemen

Egyptian police in Cairo on February 19, 2019 - An explosion in Cairo killed two policemen who were chasing a man believed to have targeted security staff near a mosque last week, Egypt's interior ministry said. 'As security surrounded the man and was set to arrest and control him, an explosive device in his possession went off,' the ministry said. The blast in the crowded Darb al-Ahmar district in downtown Cairo also killed the bomber and injured three other policemen. (Photo by Islam Safwat/NurPhoto)