CAIRO: Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in Cairo Saturday, killing five Egyptian soldiers, state television reported.
The attack comes two days after gunmen attacked a military bus in the capital, killing a soldier.
Militants have launched scores of attacks, mainly targeting security forces, since the army overthrew president Mohamed Morsi in July.
Most of the attacks have taken place in the restive Sinai Peninsula, but in recent months militants have expanded their reach to the Nile Delta and the capital.
The five soldiers were shot dead on the outskirts of northern Cairo in the Shubra Al-Kheima neighbourhood, state television reported.
"Police found two bombs at the site of the attack which were safely detonated," a policeman told state television.
The government has blamed much of the attacks on Morsi´s Muslim Brotherhood, which renounced violence decades ago and has denied any involvement.(AFP)
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