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3 Iranian policeman killed after Tehran buildings collapse
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTEHRAN, Iran — Three Iranian police officers were killed today and 11 other people injured when several buildings collapsed in the capital Tehran, local media says.
The policemen were securing the planned demolition of “unauthorized buildings” in southwest Tehran, ISNA news agency reports.
It says that while attempting the demolition of the first building, five others collapsed.
The incident “caused the death of two policemen,” ISNA reports, later saying a third officer died.
Operations are underway to “find other people trapped under the rubble,” ISNA says.
The report quotes a police statement saying the buildings that collapsed did not comply “with construction safety measures.”
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