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Nile 'party boat' crash kills at least 15 in Egypt | |
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At least 15 people have been killed in a crash between a cargo vessel and a passenger boat on Egypt's River Nile. | |
Family and friends of a young couple had hired the boat for an engagement party and were sailing north of Cairo hit was hit, according to eyewitnesses. | |
An Interior Ministry statement said 15 bodies had been found and six people were still missing. | An Interior Ministry statement said 15 bodies had been found and six people were still missing. |
The captain of the cargo boat has been arrested. Five people were rescued, but at least two children died. | |
It is not clear if the couple thought to be celebrating their engagement were among the dead, said AFP news agency. | |
Traffic had been heavy along the Nile, where many Egyptians had been celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan. | Traffic had been heavy along the Nile, where many Egyptians had been celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan. |