• Security forces and onlookers gather at the scene. AFP
    Security forces and onlookers gather at the scene. AFP
  • Members of security forces stand at the scene. Reuters
    Members of security forces stand at the scene. Reuters
  • Fire fighters gather at the scene. AFP
    Fire fighters gather at the scene. AFP
  • A destroyed train on the tracks at Cairo's main train station. EPA
    A destroyed train on the tracks at Cairo's main train station. EPA
  • Rescue workers are seen after a fire at the main train station in Cairo. Reuters
    Rescue workers are seen after a fire at the main train station in Cairo. Reuters
  • People sit on a platform after a fire at Cairo's main train station. Reuters
    People sit on a platform after a fire at Cairo's main train station. Reuters
  • A member of security forces gestures as rescue workers and people gather at the scene. Reuters
    A member of security forces gestures as rescue workers and people gather at the scene. Reuters
  • Crowds gather outside the main train station. EPA
    Crowds gather outside the main train station. EPA

UAE

UAE leaders offer condolences to Egypt's president after deadly Cairo rail fire

The rulers of each emirate sent cables of condolence after at least 25 people died in the explosion at Ramses station

Ruba Haza
Ras Al Khaimah

February 28, 2019

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President Sheikh Khalifa  sent a cable of condolences to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi of Egypt after 25 people died in an explosion at a train station in Cairo on Wednesday.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai; Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and the leaders of the rest of the emirates dispatched similar cables.

On Wednesday morning, a train engine car loaded with fuel slammed into a platform at the Egyptian capital's main train station, Ramses, causing an explosion and fire.

Almost 50 people were injured, prompting the resignation of Transport Minister Hisham Arafat hours after the accident.

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