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Abu Za`bal is a settlement in Egypt.The first Egyptian medical school was founded there, in 1827. In modern Egypt, it is an industrial suburb of Cairo, with an extensive military–industrial complex and well-developed chemical industries.1970 bombing incidentIn early 1970, the Israeli air force accidentally bombed an industrial plant in Abu Za`abal, killing 80 workers.2013 prisoners die in custody incidentIn August, 2013, 37 prisoners died in the Cairo prison Abu Za`abal.