Hisham Barakat, Egypt’s public prosecutor died from wounds sustained in a bomb attack on Monday that had targeted his convoy in Cairo.
The bomb struck shortly after Barakat left his house in the busy eastern Heliopolis suburb, heading to his downtown office.
He was rushed to the hospital and Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said Barakat had dislocated his shoulder and suffered from a deep cut.
Two guards and a civilian were also wounded in the attack.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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