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A huge explosion rocked an area near Cairo International Airport late Thursday, according to media reports.
The blast was followed by a fire, according to Egyptian state television.
There has been no official announcement on the cause of the explosion.
An explosion ripped through fuel tanks near Egypt's Cairo airport on Thursday (July 12) evening, igniting a fire in the area, but the country's civil aviation minister said air movement was unaffected. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. 
ReutersExplosion sets off fire outside Egypt's Cairo airport