CAIRO (Reuters) - A military train carrying young recruits to army camp derailed in a Cairo suburb on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 96 others, state news media and a security source said.
The train was travelling from Upper Egypt to Cairo when it derailed in the Giza neighbourhood of Badrashin, the security source said. Injured passengers were moved to hospitals, the health ministry said in a statement.
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