The Cairo Fire 1952
In January 1952 hundreds of buildings were deliberately set ablaze in downtown Cairo
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
January 28, 20148m 53s
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Show Notes
In January 1952 hundreds of buildings were deliberately set ablaze in downtown Cairo following the killing of Egyptian policemen by British troops in the Suez Canal Zone. Tension between Britain and Egypt had been growing over British military control of the Suez Canal. The event became known as Black Saturday.
Photo: Buildings destroyed in the Cairo Fire, January 1952 (BBC)