The Transport Ministry has followed the instructions of the Interior Ministry not to re-open the Sadat Metro Station until further notice.
Transport Minister Hany Dahy had intended to reopen the station in February only for changing trains. He had also ordered the installation of 20 surveillance cameras and six metal detector gates, but the Interior Ministry had refused it after the Air Defense Stadium incident, fearing the Zamalek Club Ultras would storm the station.
Sources said Dahy had again asked the new Interior Minister, but the Civil Defense Department requested him to change the fire extinguishers of the station from two bars to four bars, although all other stations have two-bar extinguishers.
The sources added that the Interior Minister is being intransigent and does not want to alleviate the suffering of more than 300,000 passengers a day.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
