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Three Die, Nine Missing when Ship Catches Fire off Egypt

Published September 26th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Three people died and nine others were reported missing in a fire overnight aboard a Ukrainian-flagged ship near the entrance to the Suez canal, Egyptian port authority sources said Wednesday. 

The ship was carrying 83 people, including Ukrainians and Sri Lankans, when it caught fire overnight Tuesday, they added -- CAIRO (AFP)

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