Egypt extends condolences over Iraq bus crash

Ahram Online , Tuesday 9 Jun 2026

Egypt expressed on Tuesday its sincere condolences to Iraq, its government and people, over the victims of the tragic bus accident that occurred in southern Iraq, resulting in several deaths and injuries.

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File Photo of Egypt's flag raised outside Legislative Assembly of Ontario building in Canada. Photo: Egypt's State Information Service

 

In a statement, the Egyptian foreign ministry affirmed Cairo’s full solidarity with Baghdad amidst this painful tragedy, extending its deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and wishing a speedy recovery to all those injured.

On Sunday, Iraq's Ministry of Health announced that 21 people were killed and 19 others injured in a bus rollover accident on the highway linking the cities of Nasiriyah and Basrah in southern Iraq.

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