An improvised explosive device detonated in District 7 of 6 October City on Tuesday night, reported the Ministry of Interior media centre.

The explosion occurred “next to garbage bins on a street in District 7” said the ministry. It also confirmed that there were no deaths or injuries as a result of the explosion. The shattering of the back window of a taxi and the front window of a shop was the only reported damage.

Security officials arrived at the scene soon after the explosion to carry out “the necessary legal procedures.”

There have been several bombings in the Greater Cairo area in recent months. Security forces’ personnel and buildings are often the targets of the bombings