Minister Nabila Makram

Egyptian Migration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs Minister Nabila Makram said Tuesday she will be discussing with Jordanian Labor Minister Nidal Qatamin paying compensation to Egyptian workers who got injured on duty when a container caught fire in the customs department late Monday.

The Egyptian minister arrived here this morning to follow up the conditions of Egyptian victims in the incident.

Eight people, including five Egyptian workers, were killed and 12 others, including eight Egyptians, were injured when a container laden with fireworks caught fire and exploded at a Customs Department facility in southern Amman.

Source: MENA