Report says bombs were set off near his motorcade.
It was the first of such attack in Egypt in years.
“The explosion occurred as the minister was on his way in a motorcade from his house in Nasr City, eastern Cairo, to the Interior Ministry building in central Cairo,” the state-run Middle East News Agency reported, quoting a security source.
The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that six bodyguards were wounded and several cars destroyed.
The explosion was caused by three bombs attached to a motorcycle parked outside the minister’s house.
Ibrahim, who is responsible for the country’s security forces, has led a relentless crackdown on Islamists since the army deposed president Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood following massive street protests against his rule.
More than 1,000 people, mainly Brotherhood followers, have since been killed in the violence.
Morsi, Egyptian first democratically elected president, is being detained by the army at a secret location. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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