Egypt media: Attackers hurl hand grenade from motorcycle, wound guard near famous Cairo palace
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Egypt's state news agency says attackers riding on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade at a police checkpoint near a famous Cairo palace, lightly wounding one of the guards.
The MENA report says the attack happened early on Monday near el-Quba palace in eastern Cairo. It says unknown assailants threw a hand grenade at the checkpoint and fled.
Cairo Radio, however, says the explosion lightly wounded two guards. The discrepancy in the reported number of wounded could not immediately be reconciled.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MENA says security officials and investigators are at the scene, searching the area.
The imposing and el-Quba is among the most splendid of Egypt's royal palaces, and was once the residence of the country's last monarch, King Farouk.