In Egypt, twelve suspected militants were killed today in police raids near Cairo. In a statement, Egypt's interior ministry said, security forces carried out a raid in an apartment where explosive devices were reportedly being made. <br />''<br />''These forces were shot at and responded, which left seven dead among the group. The dead had links with the Muslim Brotherhood, the ministry said.<br />''<br />''In another such raid in Cairo's Al-Shorouk neighbourhood, five suspected militants were killed in an exchange of fire. The interior ministry said weapons and ammunition were seized in the two apartments.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The statement did not directly link the raids to yesterday's attack in which a roadside bomb hit a tourist bus near the famed Giza pyramids. <br />''<br />''Egyptian authorities led a crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood members after the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.</span><br />