Gunmen on a speeding motorcycle opened fire outside the plateau of the famed Giza Pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo yesterday, killing two tourist police, Egypt’s state news agency reported.

Security services are reporting that up to 13 people have been killed and several others injured in an attack by suspected Islamist militants in Sinai Province.

Four minor explosions have struck subway stations in the Egyptian capital Cairo, leaving two people injured and causing widespread panic among commuters.

Three bombs exploded today outside Cairo University’s main campus, killing a police general and wounding seven others, including several top police officers.

An al-Qaida-linked group active in the Sinai Peninsula says its fighters were the target of a rare Israeli drone strike into Egyptian territory.