(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) Militant group Ajnad Misr claimed Sunday evening responsibility of the explosion in Zamalek on the same day which left one police officer killed.
"Again God has enabled our brave soldiers from planting a sticky bomb in a gathering for the criminal institutions above the 15th of May Bridge", the Salafi militant group said in post on the social media page of their official media outlet.
Most of the group's statements and rhetoric describe security forces as "criminal institutions". The attack led to the "annihilation of the criminal Hamdy Sabry Al-Miligy who is a Corporal officer," the group added.
On Sunday morning, a bomb exploded on the western end of the 15th of May Bridge, killing an officer and injuring two others.
Hours after the attack, interior ministry spokesperson Hani Abdel Latiff announced that security forces raided a flat in the district of Haram in Giza, where an alleged militant was hiding.
After gathering sufficient intelligence, the forces exchanged fire with the suspect leading to his death, Abdel Latiff said in a ministry statement. The deceased named Hamam Attia was described by the ministry to have been the founder of the Ajnad Misr.
The ministry added that Attia participated and planned different attacks on security personnel and facilities, as well as civilian gatherings. He is also wanted in other cases related to organising violent Islamist groups.
Ajnad Misr is one of the militant groups that emerged after the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, and has claimed attacks in Cairo and Giza.
Drive-by shootings and bombings targeting police and army officers have increased in the past months, with the interior ministry often accusing the Muslim Brotherhood group and its "affiliate groups".
The Egyptian government has designated the Brotherhood as a terrorist group, while banned its political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party.
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