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26 Mar, 4 tweets, 3 min read
#BREAKING Two passenger trains collide in Egypt: security source
#BREAKING Egypt train crash kills 32, injures 66: new toll
#UPDATE At least 32 people were killed and 66 injured on Friday when two trains collided in southern Egypt, the health ministry said, the latest deadly rail accident to hit the country u.afp.com/UYWC #Tahta #Sohag
VIDEO: A collision in southern Egypt between two trains killed at least 32 passengers and left more than 100 injured in a country plagued by fatal rail accidents widely blamed on crumbling infrastructure and poor maintenance

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