An Egyptian policeman was killed Saturday in Alexandria province in a bomb blast that targeted the region's security chief, according to Egyptian interior ministry. Credit: ahmed mosaad/Alamy Live News

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The explosion came amid heightened security across Egypt as the world’s most populous Arab nation heads to the polls Monday for a presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is virtually guaranteed a re-election following a crackdown on the opposition. Egypt has been under a state of emergency since April 2017 and the latest bombing raises questions about the security situation in the country

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