Security forces in Sharqeya province, northeastern Egypt, found a peculiar object, suspected to be an improvised explosive device (IED), Al Bawaba news reported on Friday. Bomb disposal experts and civil defense forces were summoned to examine the suspected bomb, police said. A security cordon was made around the scene; the whole area was combed for fear of other potential threats. Since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi, July 2013, a string of deadly blasts hit Egypt, mostly in the restive Sinai Peninsula, killing and wounding thousands.