Egypt: Top Prosecutor Orders Investigation Into Media City Blasts

Cairo — Egypt's top prosecutor tasked the Homeland Security and Criminal Investigation Authority on Tuesday to investigate the explosion of two electric pylons at the Media Production City.

The blast, which occurred early Tuesday, resulted in cutting off the transmission of a number of satellite channels. Transmission gradually returned nevertheless, as channels relied on electricity generators.

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