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At Least 41 Dead, 40 Injured in Church Blaze in Egypt's Giza - Videos
At Least 41 Dead, 40 Injured in Church Blaze in Egypt's Giza - Videos
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MOSCOW (Sputnik/Prime) - At least 41 people were killed and 40 more injured as a result of a fire inside a church in the city of Giza in Egypt, local... 14.08.2022, Sputnik International
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The sources told the media that 5,000 worshipers were in the church in the Imbaba neighbourhood of the Egyptian city, when the fire broke out, prompting a stampede.According to official statements from the authorities and the church, the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.Videos from the scene show a building engulfed in flames, with people trying to escape.
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At Least 41 Dead, 40 Injured in Church Blaze in Egypt's Giza - Videos
11:38 GMT 14.08.2022 (Updated: 10:59 GMT 24.11.2022) MOSCOW (Sputnik/Prime) - At least 41 people were killed and 40 more injured as a result of a fire inside a church in the city of Giza in Egypt, local authorities said.
The sources told the media that 5,000 worshipers were in the church in the Imbaba neighbourhood of the Egyptian city, when the fire broke out, prompting a stampede.
According to official statements from the authorities and the church, the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
Videos from the scene show a building engulfed in flames, with people trying to escape.
