Interior ministry issues statement saying the bomb, which also wounded 13 people, had been planted by the Muslim Brotherhood

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A bomb attack killed six people, including three police officers, on Thursday near a road leading to the pyramids in the Cairo suburb of Giza, security sources said.

The bomb exploded as police arrived in their vehicles in front of a building where suspected militants were hiding, the sources said. Thirteen people were wounded.

The interior ministry issued a statement saying the bomb had been planted by Muslim Brotherhood militants and went off when security forces tried to raid the building.

Islamist militants have stepped up attacks on Egyptian soldiers and police since the army toppled President Morsi in 2013 after mass protests against his rule. Civilians have also been killed.

• The subheading on this article was amended on 22 January 2016 to better reflect the details in the article.