A giant television screen has collapsed on top some popular politicians who were all gathered at a public event.
The politicians were seated when the screen fell
A video has shown the really terrifying moment a giant television screen comes crashing down on a group of popular Egyptian politicians.
Daily Mail UK reports that the horrifying clip filmed during the recent election campaign shows a panel of eight candidates giving impassioned speeches on why they should get the vote.
As the camera cuts to a woman in a black veil she can be heard desperately trying to appeal to her voters.
But as the others patiently wait their turn disaster strikes and the large screen behind them starts to collapse.
One of the male hopefuls can be seen trying in vain to prevent the structure from falling on top of them but it comes smashing down regardless.
The group of unknown politicians appear to have cheated death when their heads emerge between the gaps in the screen's base.
Hysterical crowds rush to the front of the room where they are seen desperately trying to lift it off them.
No one appears to have been hurt, despite the deafening crash.
Watch the video below:
Egyptians took to the polls for a presidential election last month when the incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was re-elected with 97 per cent of the vote.
Turnout was only 41 per cent, despite widespread efforts to encouraging people to attend polling stations.
Sisi was guaranteed a landslide win after early tallies predicted the result and the only other candidate declared himself to be an ardent supporter of his rival.
All serious opposition contenders halted their campaigns in January.
The main challenger was arrested and his campaign manager beaten up, while other presidential hopefuls pulled out, citing intimidation.
Sisi said he had wanted more candidates to run and that he had nothing to do with the opposition withdrawals.
He gained office after leading a military coup to oust Egypt's first democratically-elected president Mohammed Morsi in 2013.
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