Explosion Shakes Whole Of Cairo
Received Thursdav, 11.20 p.m. CAIRO, Jan. 13. Two people were killed and 22 injured — rnost of them policemen — iji an explosion in front of the Cairo Gourt of Appeal building today. The police said the explosion was caused by a bomb contained in a suitcase brought to Court by a member of the banned Moslem Brotherhood who was arrested while trying to escape. The explosion shook the entire Egyptian capital. Tho faeade of the Court was damaged and shattered glass flung into the surrounding streets.. The police fojind the suitcase on the first floor of the ' Court building, outside the public prosecutor^s office. They suspected it contained explosive and were carrying it from the building when it exploded. The tWO killed were a policeman and" a cigarette vendor. i
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 January 1949, Page 5
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