Death of a hero live on their mobile phones: Group film as bomb disposal officer is killed as he tried to defuse device left outside Cairo petrol station

These shocking images show a group of bystanders filming a brave Egyptian police officer as he is killed while trying to defuse a bomb left outside a petrol station.  

The video, taken on a mobile phone, shows at least three other men filming as the officer, dressed in protective gear, is blasted through the air after the device explodes in his hands.

And the callous filmmaker behind these pictures continues even after the debris has settled around the lifeless body of the officer - and passersby have rushed to his side. 

Jihadists have claimed responsibility for the attack, which also left three employees of the Cairo petrol station wounded.

The group Ajnad Misr (Soldiers of Egypt) claimed on Twitter that it had placed the device, saying it was targeting police officers at a nearby station. 

In the video, the bomb disposal officer is seen edging towards the device, which is hidden in the base of a plant that is standing in a backpack.

The officer is thrown several feet into the air when the bomb explodes.