Two Bombs Wound 8 in Egypt
Two bombs exploded near a mosque Thursday in Egypt's Nile delta city of Tanta, wounding at least eight people, security and medical officials said.
"Eight people were wounded... when shrapnel hit them in the arms, legs and faces," said Magdy Awad, chief of ambulance services for Al-Gharbiya province, of which Tanta is the capital.
A security official said the bombs were placed at the rear end of the mosque at a time when residents in the area were participating in a ceremony.
A third bomb was found and defused by police in the vicinity of the mosque in Tanta, located about 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Cairo.
The target was unclear, but militants have killed scores of policemen in similar bombings and shootings since the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year.
The bombings came two days after a similar blast in central Cairo wounded 12 people.
Source: Agence France Presse
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