UAE leaders offer condolences to Egypt’s President on victims of Cairo train station fire

Egypt’s Transport Minister Hisham Arafat has resigned, hours after a deadly train crash at Cairo’s main railway station.

At least 25 people were killed and dozens more injured when a train collided with a buffer stop and burst into flames next to a busy platform.

Visiting the scene, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli promised that the disaster would be thoroughly investigated and that anyone found to be negligent would be punished.

Several leaders have sent a cable of condolences to President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt on victims of the station fire.