His Majesty King Hamad has offered his condolences to President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi after a devastating fire swept through a crowded church in Egypt, killing at least 41 people.
His Majesty offered condolences to the Egyptian President and people as well as the victims’ families, stressing the kingdom’s solidarity with Egypt in this painful incident.
He wished the victims’ families patience and the injured a speedy recovery.
The Foreign Ministry also stressed the sympathy and solidarity of Bahrain with Egypt in this tragedy, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
An electrical fire swept through the Coptic Christian church during Mass yesterday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people, Egyptian security sources said.
The blaze started just before 9am local time in the Abu Sifin church in the city of Giza where 5,000 people had gathered.
The fire blocked an entrance to the church, causing the stampede, the two sources said, adding that most of those killed were children.
In a statement, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said a forensic examination showed that the fire began in the second floor air conditioning as a result of an electrical malfunction.
Smoke inhalation was the main cause of death, it said.
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