After Fatal Train Crash, Egypt Prosecutor Orders 8 Detained
People gather around the wreckage of two trains that collided in the Tahta district of Sohag province, Egypt, on March 26.
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Authorities have ordered detained the drivers of the two trains that collided over the weekend in Upper Egypt, killing 19 people, the country’s top prosecutor said in a statement.
Another six people were also ordered detained amid investigations into what caused the crash. The accident has fueled new calls for reform of the country’s railroad sector.