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Egypt car crash sparks deadly explosion killing at least 19
Initial investigations show a speeding car caused the collision.
Egypt car crash sparks deadly explosion killing at least 19
People extinguish a fire from a blast outside the National Cancer Institute, Cairo, Egypt. August 4, 2019. / Reuters
By Sara Hassan

At least 19 people were killed and 30 others injured early Monday in Cairo, when a car accident triggered an apparent explosion.

According to initial investigations by security officials the blast occurred when a speeding car, driving against the flow of traffic, collided with three other vehicles outside Cairo's Cancer Institute.

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Egypt's Prosecutor General ordered an urgent investigation into the causes of the explosion.

SOURCE:AP
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