EGYPT: Death toll from train explosion rises to 20

The death toll arising from a deadly train explosion at Cairo’s main train station in Egypt has risen to 20, rescue officials say.

Fifty other victims have also been confirmed injured after the incident which witnessed an explosion when the train rammed into a steel barrier at Ramses station.

A witness said there was an immediate explosion when the train rammed into a steel barrier.

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“I was standing on the platform and I saw the train speed into the barrier,” witness Mina Ghaly told Reuters.

“Everyone started running but a lot of people died after the locomotive exploded.

“I saw at least nine corpses lying on the ground, charred.”

Reports say Egypt’s Transport Minister Hisham Arafat has resigned following the tragedy with security sources revealing that there was no indication the crash was deliberate.

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