Two gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on an Egyptian security checkpoint on Friday, killing two policemen and a citizen in a city east of Cairo, according to sources from the interior ministry and the city's security directorate, Trend reports citing Al Arabiya.
Two other policemen were wounded at the checkpoint in the city of Ismailia.
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One of the gunmen was killed, while the second escaped with the help of others, the sources added.