World Bulletin / News Desk 

Two students from an Egyptian military academy were killed and six were wounded on Wednesday when a bomb targeting a minibus exploded in the northern city of Kafr al-Sheikh, two health ministry officials said.

The bomb exploded as the minibus stopped near the city's stadium, a witness told by phone. Kafr al-Sheikh is about 130 kilometres (80 miles) north of Cairo in the mostly agricultural Delta region.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Wednesday's attack.