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Horror on Egypt fire train More than 370 people have died in a blaze on board an Egyptian train, officials say; initial report, from CNN, on February 20, 2002. Passenger train catches fire in Egypt, kills 373 Early account of the passenger train disaster; Associated Press report, Feb 21, 2002. Train Fire That Killed 370 Puts Egypt's Malaise in Spotlight Political and social commentary on issues raised by the train disaster; by Alan Cowell, in The New York Times. Egypt Begins Mass Burial of Rail Fire Victims Relates that Egypt began to bury the unidentified victims of its worst rail disaster; from Tehran Times (Tehran), Monday, February 25, 2002. Egypt Train Workers Plead Innocent Report dated April 29, 2002, recounting that 11 train workers pleaded innocent to charges of gross negligence; from United Transportation Union News. Train Fire Kills 373 in Egypt Initial report on the Egyptian train fire; from The Associated Press, in The Holland Sentinel. Mubarak Expresses Deep Regret, Offers Condolences to Families of Victims News release dated February 21, 2002, detailing the gist of the catastrophe and President Mubarik's followup actions; illustrated with six color photos; from Egypt State Information Service. Minister Resigns over Egypt Train Fire Announces that Egypt President Hosni Mubarak has accepted the resignations of Transport Minister Ibrahim al-Demeri and head of the country's railway authority, Ahmed al-Sherif, after the country's worst rail disaster; from BBC News, Friday, 22 February 2002 Officials Charged Over Egypt Train Fire Report dated March 23, 2002, announcing that prosecutors had charged 11 medium- to low-ranking Egyptian rail officials with negligence, mistakes, and ignoring railroad regulations in the February 20, 2002, railroad disaster; from CNN.com. Eleven Egyptian rail officials have been charged with negligence over a train fire that killed 361 people, prosecutors said. Rage at Ebeid Reports early parliamentary debate on the causes of the Upper Egypt train disaster; by Gamal Essam El-Din, in Al-Ahram Weekly Online, Issue No. 576 (7-13 March 2002). |
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