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Egypt's Transportation Minister Resigns Over Ramsis Blaze


Wed 27 Feb 2019 | 03:11 PM
Nawal Sayed

By Nawal Sayed

CAIRO, Feb. 27 (SEE) – Egypt's Transportation Minister Hisham Arafat tendered his resignation on Wednesday due to a huge blaze that broke out at Cairo’s Railway Station in Ramsis.

At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 others injured when a train crashed into a buffer stop at platform no. 6 at the station.

The Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly approved his resignation.

[caption id="attachment_38336" align="aligncenter" width="690"] Rescue workers operate after a fire caused deaths and injuries at the main train station in Cairo, Egypt, February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh[/caption]