Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead two members of Egypt's tourism and antiquities police force on a road near the Giza pyramids today, security sources said.

The sources said the incident happened about 30 metres from a security checkpoint leading to the tourist site on the western outskirts of Cairo.

State news agency MENA confirmed that the policemen had been killed in the Haram area of Giza province.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.