Bomb on train kills two Egypt policemen: officials

CAIRO: Two Egyptian policemen were killed when a bomb exploded inside a train carriage north of Cairo on Wednesday, police officials said.

The policemen had been inspecting the rudimentary bomb after the train, in the Menufiya province north of Cairo, stopped at a station when the explosive went off, the officials said.

The bomb exploded as police evacuated passengers from the carriage, also wounding eight people, state television reported.

Dozen of policemen and soldiers have been killed in militant attacks since the army overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year and launched a bloody crackdown on his supporters.

Most of the deadliest attacks have taken place in the Sinai peninsula, where militants based there killed at least 30 soldiers in one attack last month.

But the militants have also expanded in the capital and the Nile Delta, targeting police stations and checkpoints in near monthly attacks.