BREAKING: EXPLOSION NEAR CATHEDRAL CHURCH IN CAIRO KILLS FIVE

An explosion near a Coptic church in the Egyptian capital has left at least five people dead and 10 others injured, local media reported.

The blast occurred in Cairo's Abbassyia district early Sunday morning, according to the government-sponsored Al-Ahram daily, citing the health ministry.

"Security forces are searching and screening the area," the Al-Ahram's website reported.

 

It remains unclear what caused the blast.

The explosion comes just two days after two bombs killed six police officers and a civilian in Giza's Haram district on the street leading to the pyramids. -CNN