On this day, 26 January 1952 the Cairo fire, or Black Saturday riots, began when protesters burned and looted hundreds of European-owned buildings in protest at British occupation troops killing 50 Egyptian policeman the previous day. The events began when airport workers refused to service four British planes. https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1334061576778989/?type=3