Kafr Elle Zayat fuel truck explosion

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Kafr Elle Zayat fuel truck explosion
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Date10 December 2013
Location Kafr El Zayat, Egypt
Country Egypt
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Deaths13
Injured6

The Kafr Elle Zayat fuel truck explosion occurred on 10 December 2013 when a truck exploded. The blast killed at least 14 people and another six were wounded in Kafr El Zayat, Egypt. [1]

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References

  1. "Egypt mini-bus crash kills at least 13 - Middle East". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2014-02-07.