Egypt has seen a spate of attacks, targeting mainly security forces, since the army deposed Morsy, on July 3

Two bombs went off near the presidential palace in Cairo on Monday, killing one police officer and injuring several others.

A team of explosives experts were trying to diffuse two bombs near the palace when one of them went off, killing Colonel Ahmed Amin Ashmawy and injuring several policemen, the Ministry of Interior said.

Another bomb went off shortly afterwards as police were cordoning off the area to search for other possible explosive devices, state media reported.

The incident occurred at the same place where, a year earlier, thousands had staged protests that eventually led to the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsy.

Egypt has seen a spate of attacks, targeting mainly security forces, since the army deposed Morsy, on July 3. last year.

The military-backed government has blamed the unrest on Morsy’s Muslim Brotherhood and designated it a terrorist organisation.

The group has repeatedly denied links to violence and accused authorities of oppression.

Ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, who was sworn in as president earlier this month, has vowed to re-establish security in the country.

An Islamist alliance, formed after Morsy’s ouster, called on its followers to protest next Thursday, marking the anniversary of Morsy’s ouster.