Summary Two bombs explosions in Egypt's Nile delta city of Tanta, wounding at least 11 people on Thursday.
CAIRO (AFP) - Two bombs exploded near a mosque Thursday in Egypt s Nile delta city of Tanta, wounding at least 11 people, the health ministry said, cited by the official MENA news agency.
Initial reports said eight people had been wounded by the bombs, which were placed at the rear end of the mosque at a time when residents in the area were taking part in a ceremony.
A third bomb was found and defused by police in the vicinity of the mosque in Tanta, located about 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Cairo, the reports said.
The target was unclear, but militants have killed scores of policemen in similar bombings and shootings since the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year.
The bombings came two days after a similar blast in central Cairo wounded 12 people.
