Egypt official blames car crash for Cairo deaths

Two deaths in Cairo late on Wednesday were caused by a car crash and not by clashes between protesters and police, an Egyptian security official said, contradicting comments made earlier by another security source.

The second official said a policeman and a woman bystander died after being hit by a car near the centre of Cairo. Another man was injured. The official said that the crash was not linked to anti-government protests across the city. (Reuters)