A strong bomb woke up Cairo around 6:20 a.m. local time Saturday. The bomb was strong enough to be felt and heard across the city.
I have just woke up on the sound of a huge explosion in Cairo !!!
— Zeinobia 🎙️📷📓 (@Zeinobia) July 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/SamiraMinetti/status/619728128290779136
Photos taken after the explosion show the main target was an Italian government building. It is being variously described as a consulate or center. A photo of the Italian government’s Da Vinci International School matches photos of the blown up building seen in photos taken Saturday morning.
Photo-journalist David Degner posted several photos from the scene to Twitter:
https://twitter.com/degner/status/619728150763847680
https://twitter.com/degner/status/619729666958565376
https://twitter.com/degner/status/619736206654484480
https://twitter.com/degner/status/619742658647490560
A video posted to YouTube shows drivers on a bridge driving their vehicles through the debris field and dust from the bombing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC6IN3c4f2E
AFP initially reported five people were wounded in the attack.
“Medics at the site of the blast told AFP that it wounded two policemen stationed outside the consulate and three passers-by.”