7 Egyptian policemen, 3 civilians killed in explosion during Giza raid on militants

The Muslim Brothers are not dead in Egypt. Al Ahram:

The interior ministry said officers, who were seeking to apprehend ‘Muslim Brotherhood terrorists’, attempted to defuse a bomb but were unsuccessful.

Ten people, including seven policemen and three civilians, were killed in an explosion Thursday evening as security forces attempted to raid a suspected militant hideout in Giza, prosecutor Ahmed El-Tamawy told Aswat Masriya.

Earlier in the everning the Ministry of Interior had said that the policemen and other victims were killed or injured as officers attempted to defuse a time-bomb during the raid on an apartment in Marioutiya where suspected Islamist militants were believed to be staying. 

The explosion left 13 injured, two of whom are in critical condition.

A civilian who lived in the building was killed in the explosion, and two charred bodies were found inside the apartment, according to the ministry’s statement.

It is yet unclear whether any of the those reportedly hiding in the apartment were injured, killed or captured.