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19 killed in blast and fire after Cairo traffic collision
CNN ^ | August 5, 2019 | Bukola Adebayo, Ruba Alhenawi and Hira Humayun

Posted on 08/05/2019 4:51:21 PM PDT by BenLurkin

A car driving against traffic collided with three cars on Sunday night on Nile Corniche street in the capital Cairo and triggered an explosion and a fire, Egypt's Interior Ministry said in a statement on Facebook.

Those injured in the explosion were taken to hospitals and legal action will be taken in the case, the ministry said.

At least three victims were in critical condition, the Health Ministry said, and 54 patients at the institute were evacuated to other hospitals because of the fire, according to Al-Ahram news.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: blast; cairo

1 posted on 08/05/2019 4:51:21 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: All

Was probably a white nationalist


2 posted on 08/05/2019 4:57:37 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Free Assange)
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To: BenLurkin

Did anyone verify where President Trump was at the time?


3 posted on 08/05/2019 5:13:47 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: BenLurkin

Suicide bomber.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/explosives-packed-car-kills-20-injures-dozens-in-cairo-collision/2019/08/05/1cf14256-b798-11e9-8e83-4e6687e99814_story.html


4 posted on 08/05/2019 5:29:00 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: BenLurkin

WHAT, no evil gun was used..well moving on then


5 posted on 08/05/2019 5:43:03 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: BenLurkin

They drive crazy in Cairo, but they usually manage to not run into each other.


6 posted on 08/05/2019 6:16:10 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I trust President Trump.)
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Outrageous! Traffic collisions must be outlawed.
Then, only outlaws will have traffic collisions.
That would be a good thing, right?


7 posted on 08/05/2019 6:37:25 PM PDT by ArtDodger
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