World | Egypt Egypt: Strong Explosion Rocks Police Station 5 are killed and 80 injured in apparent car bombing By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Dec 23, 2013 6:42 PM CST Copied Egyptian policemen pray during a military funeral for policemen who were killed during Wednesday's clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) Egypt's official news agency and a security official say five people were killed and scores others injured when a strong explosion rocked a police headquarters in a Nile Delta city north of Cairo. The Middle East News Agency says the explosion took place at 1:10am on Tuesday, at Dakahlia security headquarters in the Nile Delta province of Mansour, causing collapse of parts of the five-floor building. A security official says 5 people were killed and 80 injured. The official added that initial investigation suggested that a car bomb caused the explosion. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press. The attack comes a day after an al-Qaeda-inspired group called on police and army to desert or face death. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. Musk says his new party is in business. See the best BBQ cities in the US. A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. Report an error