( CNN ) -- An Egyptian military official died Wednesday when a bomb attached to his car exploded , state-run EgyNews reported . The homemade magnetic sticky bomb killed Brig . Gen. Ahmed Zaki in the Cairo suburb Sixth October City . A policeman was injured in the attack , EgyNews reported . Last week , two Egyptian police officers were injured during an attack near Cairo , when an improvised explosive device detonated at a traffic security checkpoint , according to Egynews . Two weeks ago , authorities killed two Muslim Brotherhood members during a gunfight in the Nile Delta , north of Cairo . Police clashed in several cities with protesters supporting former President Mohamed Morsy . The military ousted Morsy in a coup last year during massive street demonstrations against his rule . Attacks targeting police and the army have spiked since he was deposed . Checkpoint attack injuries 2 Egyptian soldiers .
The homemade bomb killed Brig . Gen. Ahmed Zaki . A suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint in the southern city of Aden, killing two soldiers and wounding three others, security officials said.