Egypt: Train hits school bus; 47 children killed

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ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) — A security official says a train has collided with a bus carrying kindergarteners to their school in southern Egypt, killing at least 47.

The official says the crash occurred Saturday as the bus crossed tracks near a village in Manfaloot district in the southern province of Assiut. He says others are still missing. Distraught families are searching for the remains of their loved ones along the tracks.

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