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A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.
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2014 Medina hotel fire
Deadly fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia
The 2014 Medina hotel fire was a hotel fire that occurred in a hotel in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The fire killed at least 15 people and another 130 were injured.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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