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Many killed in Egypt apartment building collapse
At least seven people were killed after an apartment building collapsed in Alexandria on Egypt's northern coast on Wednesday, state media reported.
- Agnecies
- Published: 13:17 October 8, 2008
Cairo: At least seven people were killed after an apartment building collapsed in Alexandria on Egypt's northern coast on Wednesday, state media reported.
Rescue teams are scouring the debris of the four-storey building for any survivors.
At least 10 others were injured in the incident, media agency Mena said.
Seven bodies including a mother found clutching her baby have so far been pulled from the rubble.
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