CAIRO-
Six persons were wounded on Friday when in two explosion near a police checkpoint in the outskirts of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, the government and security sources said.
State news agency MENA quoted the Health Ministry as saying six people were hospitalised, but did not specify their injuries.
The Interior Ministry said four policemen were among the injured.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts.
Egypt has seen a wave of protests and violence since the army ousted elected President Mohamed Morsi last year amid mass protests against his rule.
