Police say overnight shooting at the Niger Embassy in Egypt kills 1 conscript, wounds 3
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Egyptian authorities say gunmen opened fire overnight on security forces out the Niger Embassy, killing a conscript and wounding three.
The Interior Ministry statement, released Wednesday, said the shooting happened about 1 a.m. when the embassy in Cairo's Giza district was closed. It described the attack as a drive-by shooting.
The ministry said an investigation was underway.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, though Egypt faces attacks from militant groups, including an affiliate of the Islamic State group.
Wednesday's attack comes after a car bombing at Italian Consulate in Cairo on July 11 killed one person. That attack was claimed by a group calling itself The Islamic State in Egypt. Previous claims linked to Islamic State attacks in Egypt had been signed as the group's Sinai Province.