At least 41 killed in Egyptian church fire: Officials

At least 41 people were killed and 14 others injured in a fire at a church in the city of Giza, near Cairo, Egypt's Coptic Church said, citing the health ministry. Egypt's health ministry earlier said “several” people were killed in the fire at the Abu Sifin Coptic Church in the Imbaba neighbourhood on Sunday and that ambulances transferred at least 55 injured people to local hospitals. An initial investigation pointed to an electrical short-circuit, according to a police statement. Two security sources told Reuters news agency an electrical fire broke out as 5,000 worshippers gathered for mass, causing a stampede. Al Jazeera's Zein Basravi reports.

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