At least 12 killed in Egypt chemical plant blast on Red Sea coast

At least 12 people are killed after a gas tank explodes at an Egyptian fertilizer factory on the Red Sea coast, according to a security source.

No final numbers of the casualties in Ain Sokhna have been officially confirmed, but medical sources tell AFP 10 bodies have been received at a nearby morgue following an incident. Egypt’s official news agency MENA says a total of 15 have been killed and wounded.

— AFP

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