UPDATED: Bomb Goes off in Zamalek with Casualties

By Sherry El Kilany On Apr 5, 2015

People gathered on the 15 of May bridge close to the Zamalek exit near the site of the explosion.

One bomb has gone off in the upscale district of Zamalek in Cairo.

The explosion happened on the 15th of May bridge near the Zamalek exit, killing one person. Eyewitness sources speculate that it seemed to target a police post.

The number of injured is unknown, but the island has been put on lock down and traffic on the bridge has been stopped temporarily due to the blast.

Zamalek residents reported hearing the loud explosion and even feeling buildings shaking due to the force of the bomb.

UPDATE: We’ve received an image of the blast site on the 15th of May bridge, below:

WE SAID THIS: We will continue to update this article as more news comes our way! May the souls of those lost RIP…

Sherry El Kilany

Some call her a workaholic, others call her driven, she calls herself a hustler. Some find her outgoing, others standoffish, she's just a confused intro/extrovert.

Spanning over 10 years in the event and marketing industry, Sherry began her career in Egypt's burgeoning Sports Marketing industry, to quickly be recruited by the Middle East's largest Film Studio Rotana Studios to spearhead and manage their Marketing Department, before starting her own company Nineteen84 Luxury & Entertainment Management.

Along the way she built some of Egypt's most successful websites, leading up until Scoop Empire, a compilation of her and her 2 partners (best friends) brain child!

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