Three policemen killed after gunmen attack checkpoint north of Cairo

Three policemen were killed and several injured after unidentified gunmen attacked a security checkpoint belonging to the Ministry of Interior in the Kafr al-Hasafa village in Qalyubia, north of Cairo.

Witnesses revealed that the assailants opened fire and immediately fled.

The area was under tight security following the incident as security forces comb the scene of the attack and began tracking the perpetrators in nearby villages. An investigation is also ongoing.