Train derails, catches fire near Cairo (PHOTOS)

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Published time: July 17, 2012 15:47
Edited time: July 18, 2012 02:29

Egyptians gather around a train which is crashed and derailed near Badrashin station south of Cairo on its way to the town of Sohag on July 17, 2012 (AFP Photo/Str)

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At least 15 people were injured when a passenger train derailed and caught fire near the Egyptian capital of Cairo. The incident was caused by passengers of another train putting logs and rocks on the rails.

An Egyptian security official said on the condition of anonymity that enraged passengers whose train was delayed for more than half an hour placed logs and rocks on the rails of the track of the other train, which was holding theirs up. Three of the approaching train's cars overturned as a result.

At least 15 people were injured, but received medical treatment in hospital and were able to leave.

Earlier eyewitnesses said there were casualties, which the country’s Health Ministry denies.

The accident took place in the Badrasheen area of Giza, as the train traveled from southern Egypt towards Cairo.

People gather at the scene of a train derailment in the Giza neighbourhood of Badrashin on the outskirts of Cairo July 17, 2012 (Reuters/Stringer)

A man lifts a pipe attached to a train after it derailed in the Giza neighbourhood of Badrashin on the outskirts of Cairo July 17, 2012 (Reuters/Stringer)

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Comments (6)

Walking like an Egyptian (unregistered) 17.07.2012 16:34

Wasn’t that Punishment for …us pelting American black monkeys and Hitlery Clinton with Tomatoes, Shoes and bottles of Urine, then chanting ‘Monica’. ????
I lost my both shoes he he he, they were old after all To Jew below, We are not afraid to die… bring it on ! Hopefully Russians will do to you what you did to the leader of free Arabs Colonel Muammar Gaddafi

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Walking like an Egyptian (unregistered) 17.07.2012 16:25

Addeba (unregistered) wrote in #2
Better put Damascus in Breaking News. There is a very heavy fighting going on at the moment.
? ?????
there is no heavy fighting in Syria, my 3 brothers are there servin in Al-Assad's armed forces. What is happening is NAO-Israeli-Rat Killing season, we do not fight them we just kill them , then they claim tha we killed poor peaceful civilians. 80 % Rats are imports anyway! so there is no fighting, just killing the zionist serving dogs. Neither Egypt nor Syria will be another Pakistan! right that down

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Tomasz (unregistered) 17.07.2012 16:23

When will Putin finally tell the truth about killing Poland's President in an airplane class in Katyn in April 2010? Why does Russia still have the wreck, and why won't they let anyone else see it? Why is Russia in charge of the investigation and won't let anyone else in? They are obviously hiding something. If Putin's plane went down in USA, I'm sure you guys would be blaming USA for killing Putin.

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