Blast near Cairo state security building wounds six

Cairo, Aug 20 (ANI): At least six people were wounded early on Thursday (August 20) in a car bombing near a state security building and courthouse in a Cairo suburb. The sources, who inspected the site of the blast in Shubra al-Khaima, said there was a burned-out vehicle and crater. Comments on Twitter indicated the blast was heard in several parts of the Egyptian capital. Driver and witness to the incident Ashraf said the explosion took place while cars were waiting at traffic lights. Resident Osama said that the attackers appeared to have fixed the timing of the blast on the traffic lights. Militants based in the Sinai, who support the Islamic State group that controls parts of Iraq and Syria and have a presence in Egypt's neighbour Libya, have previously claimed responsibility for attacks on security forces.