At least 19 killed, 30 injured in deadly Cairo explosion: Nineteen people were killed and 30 others injured, a few of whom are in critical condition, in an explosion near the National Cancer Institute in Cairo late on Sunday, the Health Ministry said early this morning. “Other bodies may be found … the search is ongoing,” Health Minister Hala Zayed told Extra News (watch, runtime: 03:44) earlier in the night. The explosion was a result of a three-car collision, the interior ministry said in a statement. The public prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the incident, AMAY noted.

The story is getting attention in the foreign press: Reuters, Deutsche Welle.

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