Claims extracted
12
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
1 of 12 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
17
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 100 others, authorities said.
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authorities → collide → others
The crash occurred in al-Ayyat district in Giza province, about 32 miles south of Cairo, when a train traveling to the southwestern Fayoum province crashed into the rear of a train heading to the southern province of Aswan, according to the Transportation Ministry.
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train → occur → Ministry
One of the trains derailed, it said, but did not specify which.
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it → derail → which
The Chief Prosecutor's office said late Sunday its investigators had arrived at the site.
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investigators → say → site
An inspection indicated that the crash took place when the Giza-Fayyoum train collided with the last carriage of the Cairo-Aswan train, which was stationary on the same track and traveling in the same direction, officials said.
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officials → indicate → direction
The Health Ministry said at least four people were killed and 88 others were wounded.
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others → say → ?
The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, it said.
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it → injure → treatment
A train driver was among those killed in the collision, the Health Ministry said.
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Ministry → kill → collision
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in a social media post he is following the aftermath of the train collision "with great concern and extend my deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives."
"I have directed state agencies to provide the necessary medical care, promptly investigate the circumstances of the accident and hold accountable anyone found to have been negligent," he wrote.
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he → say → accident
Emergency teams and cranes were dispatched to the scene to clear the wreckage and restore train services to their normal schedule as soon as possible, the Egyptian Railway Authority said.
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Authority → dispatch → schedule
Last September, a train driver and his assistant were injured after two freight trains collided in the same district.
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trains → injure → district
Over the past decade, Egypt has poured billions of dollars into updating its transport infrastructure, including new highways and high-speed rail lines, but has yet to overhaul much of its ageing rail network.
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Egypt → pour → network
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