TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AT CAIRO.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT. ARABS AND EUROPEANS BLOWN SKYWARD. THIRTY PERSONS KILLED. RAILWAY STATION AND BUILDINGS IN FLAMES. MORE EXPLOSIONS OCCURRING. eeuteb’s telegrams. (Received September 29, 8 p.m.) Alexandria, September 28. A goods train, loaded with ammunition, exploded while standing at the railway station, Cairo. The British officers were holding a race meeting in the vicinity at the time; and a large number of Arabs and Europeans, who were near the train, were blown away by the force of the ex-, plosion, 30 persons being killed. The station and neighboring building are in flames. Explosions of a similar nature continue to occur. Tie cause is attributed to the intense heat. Later. It is estimated that by the explosion of ammunition at Cairo to-day, British stores and material to the value, of fully £IOO,OOO were destroyed. , . ,
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6694, 30 September 1882, Page 2
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138TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AT CAIRO. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6694, 30 September 1882, Page 2
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