Bomb disposal squads dismantled a highly-explosive bomb planted on the rail tracks in Ain Shams district of eastern Cairo before a train coming from Suez drove by.

Director of the transport police el Sayed Gad el Haq told MENA security forces had found the bomb during a periodic search on the train tracks.

They immediately notified bomb experts, who dismantled it with a projected water disruptor, he said.

The forces are combing the tracks to make sure the area is clear from other explosives, he added.