Blast kills two military academy students in north Egypt

Two Egyptian students from a military academy were killed and several others wounded on Wednesday as a bomb exploded in north Egypt's Kafr al-Sheikh city, state-run Ahram online website reported.

Osama Hamdy, the governor of Kafr al-Sheikh, told media that the bomb exploded near the city's stadium, where students gathered waiting for a bus back to the academy.

Egypt has witnessed a surge of bombings after the military ousted former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

The Islamists have vowed to take revenge on the ensuing security crackdown on Morsi's supporters which has left nearly 1,000 people killed and thousands facing trials.

The anti-security attacks, which were launched mainly in Sinai Peninsula, have crept into the capital and other cities, in which hundreds of police and army personnel have been killed.

The bombings, which mostly targeted the security forces premises, have also killed dozens of civilians.

The al-Qaida-inspired Ansar Beit al-Maqdis group in Sinai, an Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks. Endit