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Egypt blames terror group Hasm for deadly car explosion which killed 19, injured 30

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Egypt blames terror group Hasm for deadly car explosion which killed 19, injured 30

Authorities in Egypt have blamed the deadly car explosion in the city of Cairo, which claimed no less than 19 lives and injured 30 others on deadly terror group Hasm.

The government accused the terror group which emerged in 2016 of stuffing a car with explosives which was the cause of an explosion near a medical centre in the capital of Cairo.

According to Egypt’s interior ministry in a statement issued on Monday, the car loaded with explosives was driving in the wrong direction the night before when it collided with three other vehicles, causing a major blast in front of Cairo’s main cancer hospital.

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“The car contained explosives, and the collision led to their detonation,” the ministry said. “It is estimated that the car was being transported to a location for use in the execution of a terrorist operation.”

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in a post on social media called the explosion a “terrorist” incident.

“I extend my deepest condolences to the Egyptian people and the families of the martyrs killed in the cowardly terrorist incident … last night,” read the post on el-Sisi’s official Facebook and Twitter feeds.

According to Egypt Today news agency, all of the wounded were in a stable condition except for three who were taken in the intensive care unit (ICU).

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