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Three Egyptians among the dead in Jordanian firework explosion Two containers filled with fireworks exploded in a customs storage area in Jordan's capital of Amman on Monday, killing five people and wounding 10
Three Egyptian are among the five people killed in Jordan on Monday when two trucks carrying fireworks exploded in a custom storage area in Amman, according to the Egyptian foreign ministry. Eight Egyptians were among the injured, according to the ministry's statement. "The Egyptian consulate in Amman is closely following the scene and have visited all the injured in hospital," the statement read. The Jordanian foreign minister extended his condolences to his Egyptian counterpart on Monday following the incident, the ministry said. Two containers filled with fireworks exploded in a customs storage area in Jordan's capital of Amman on Monday, killing five people and wounding 10, several critically, a civil defence official told AP. According to AP, a huge column of smoke rose into the sky and dust filled the air after what area resident Saleh Ibrahim described as a "really violent explosion." The blast also damaged several dozen nearby cars, Iyad Al-Amer, a civil defence officer told AP. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/161952.aspx