Cairo dismisses five high-ranking railway officials

After the train accident that took place on Sunday, resulting in the death of about 100 people and the injury of 200 others, the Egyptian government dismissed five high-ranking railway officials.

The officials' work was suspended until the investigations into the accident are continued.

Meanwhile a prior report released by the Transportation Ministry stated that the accident occured because a passenger who was traveling without a ticket on the roof of the train tampered with the braking system.