Authorities have blamed a car driving against traffic and colliding with oncoming vehicles as the reason for the explosion. Rescue workers are searching for bodies in the Nile River, fearing some may have fallen in.
An explosion outside Egypt's National Cancer Institute (NCI) killed at least 19 people and injured 30 others, Egypt's interior ministry said Monday.
Authorities said the explosion was caused by a car driving against traffic, colliding with three other cars.
What we know so far:
- The car drove against traffic on Cairo's corniche in the southern district of al-Manyal
- The multiple car collision caused a fire that affected parts of the nearby hospital
- People injured by the collision were transferred to other hospitals
- The country's top prosecutor ordered an investigation into the incident
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