47 children killed in Egypt school bus tragedy: officials
- Published: 17 Nov 2012 at 16.47
- Online news: World
Forty-seven school children were killed on Saturday when a train smashed into their bus in central Egypt after a railway signal operator fell asleep, officials said, prompting protests and resignations.
An Egyptian boy looks at damage caused when a train smashed into a bus in the province of Assiut, south of Cairo. Forty-seven nursery school children were killed on Saturday when a train smashed into their bus in central Egypt after a railway signal operator fell asleep, officials said, prompting protests and resignations.
Transport Minister Rashad al-Metini stepped down after the tragedy saying he "accepts responsibility."
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