Fiery crash at Cairo train station kills 7

A fiery train crash killed at least seven people at Cairo's main railway station on Wednesday, Egyptian security and medical sources said.

The accident, which sparked a major blaze at the Ramses railway station, also injured 20 others, the sources said.

A witness said there had been an explosion when a train rammed into a barrier and that he had seen charred bodies on the ground.

Additional reporting by Reuters.