[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 9 (Monday, March 4, 2002)]
[Page 285]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Train Fire in Al-Avyat, Egypt

February 22, 2002

    I am profoundly saddened by the terrible loss of life in the train 
fire in Al-Avyat. This tragedy is all the more horrible because it took 
place during the holiday of Eid al-Adha. Laura and I and all of the 
American people offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to President 
Mubarak, the Egyptian people, and especially to those families who have 
lost loved ones.

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