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Egypt Train Fire Kills 373 in Luxor Journey Disaster
A Cairo to Luxor passenger train crowded for a religious holiday caught fire after a gas cylinder burst. Officials say 373 died, with hundreds more injured, as passengers reportedly rode amid flames and smoke. Investigators probe negligence while President Mubarak conveys sorrow.
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Afqa Al-Gharbiya
Egypt
Maher Abdel Wahid
Ahmed al-Sherif
Egyptian Railway Authority
Hosni Mubarak
Sharm el Sheik
Middle East
al-Sherif
Cairo
Luxor
Rega al-Gharbiya
Fuad Amin
Ayyat
Amin
Abdel Wahid
Atef Obeid
Muslim Brotherhood