Explosion in Cairo. Casualties reported

An explosion in Egypt today killed six people, with more than two dozen others injured.

The incident occurred while police officers were attempting to defuse a bomb found in an apartment in a high-rise building in Cairo. The building is located near a street leading to the famous Great Pyramids.

Responding to an anonymous call, law enforcement officers discovered a mini-laboratory for manufacturing bombs, complete with ready-made explosive devices, inside the apartment.

Two police officers were among the dead. Their colleagues and residents of neighbouring apartments were injured.

Demolition experts and medical personnel are currently working at the scene. People are being evacuated. The area has been cordoned off.

The explosion damaged part of the building.