Prosecutor General Nabil Ahmed Sadeq assigned the Supreme State Security Prosecution to start immediate investigations into Friday's terror act that occurred in Wahat area in the Western Desert and left scores of policemen dead and injured.

A prosecution team, led by first attorney-general of the Supreme State Security Prosecution counselor Khaled Diaa el Din, headed to police hospitals in Agouza, Nasr City and el Shorouk city to examine the victims' bodies and listen to testimonies of the wounded.

Police hospitals have so far received 17 policemen killed and injured in the incident.

Source: MENA