The assailants stepped out of two cars and opened fire on a
security checkpoint just outside the university, also wounding
11 people, the sources said.
Militants have stepped up attacks on security forces since Sisi
toppled Islamist President Mohamed Mursi last year.
Hundreds of police and soldiers have been killed in the Islamist
insurgency against the army-backed government.
In an interview with Reuters last week, Sisi said Egypt needed
support from the United States in its battle against Islamist
militants who pose a threat from several areas, including the
Sinai Peninsula and the border with Libya.
Security forces have devastated the Muslim Brotherhood since
Mursi's fall after mass protests against his rule, killing
hundreds in the streets and arresting thousands.
But containing hardline Islamists who stage shootings and
bombings is proving far more difficult.
(Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Bernard Orr)
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