Incredible moment hero Egyptian policeman saves boy falling from third floor of building

This is the astonishing moment a policeman managed to catch a boy as he fell from a third-floor apartment in Egypt.

Released by Egypt's Interior Ministry, CCTV footage shows how three policemen managed to save the five-year-old as he fell from a balcony in the southern city of Assiut.

The start of the video shows the three policemen on duty guarding a bank and standing on the pavement.

Then they look up and apparently see the child dangling from the balcony.

The officers quickly jump into action, grabbing a nearby rug to catch the boy.

As the boy suddenly drops to the ground, he is caught by one of the quick-thinking police officers.

The ministry said in a statement that the child was unharmed but one of the policemen was injured and was sent to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The video was carried by Egyptian media outlets who hailed the policemen's quick reaction as "heroic."