Fire destroys Nile cruise ship

Cairo - Some 30 French tourists were rescued yesterday from a cruise ship which caught fire in the Nile at Luxor

Cairo - Some 30 French tourists were rescued yesterday from a cruise ship which caught fire in the Nile at Luxor. Police said there were no casualties from the fire, which broke out yesterday afternoon while the ship, the Golden Queen, was docked at Luxor and many passengers were on shore. It eventually sank.

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