Cairo Viewers Shaken by Realistic Late Show
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CAIRO — A mild earth tremor shook parts of Cairo just before midnight while Egyptian television was showing the film “Earthquake,” the seismological station said Tuesday.
Station Director Rashad al-Kobeisi said the tremor registered four on the 13-point Mercali scale. There were no reports of any casualties or damage.
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