Security services in Port Said thwarted on Sunday an attempt to detonate a bomb near a police station in the city.
Security source said that the Port Said Security Directorate had received on Sunday morning a report of a suspicious item in Meadiyat Square, adjacent to the police department.
Explosive experts arrive on scene to examine the item which was discovered to be a bomb, which they claim was ready to detonate. The experts then successfully deactivated it.
Attacks on police stations and military personnel have become frequent since the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsy. Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers are often credited for the attacks.
Edited translation from Anadolu Agency
