Train derails, bursts into flames in Cairo – report July 17, 2012 - 20:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A train has derailed south of Egypt's capital Cairo, injuring at least 15 passengers, officials have said, according to BBC News. Some reports say the passenger train burst into flames, and unconfirmed accounts say it collided with a lorry. One passenger told BBC Arabic in Cairo that some people had been killed, though that account has not been confirmed. The train was heading into Cairo from the province of Suhag when it came off the line in the Badrashin area of Giza. Egypt's last major rail crash was in 2009, when some 18 people were killed and dozens injured in a collision between two passenger trains in the Giza area. In 2002, a train caught fire in Cairo killing 373 people.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
