Non-fatal injuries 30 Location Cairo, Egypt | Start date August 20, 2015 Locations Cairo, Giza | |
Perpetrator Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Similar 2009 Khan el‑Khalili bombing, 2005 Sharm El Sheikh b, December 2013 Mansour, 2004 Sinai bombings, 2011 Alexandria bombing | ||
The August 2015 Egypt bombings were a series of blasts on 20 August 2015 in Cairo and Giza, Egypt, possibly targeting state infrastructure.
Details
In Cairo, reports suggest that some of the blasts occurred near a courthouse and a state security building. The building was partially destroyed and 20 nearby homes were damaged. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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