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Monday, August 7, 2023
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Monday, August 7, 2023
Death toll in Tehran building collapses reaches 5
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Rescue personnel recover the body of victim from under the rubble of a collapsed building in Tehran on August 6, 2023. (TASNIM NEWS / AFP)
Five people including two policemen were killed and at least 11 others injured during the collapse of several buildings in Iran’s capital, local media report.
The policemen were securing the planned demolition on Sunday of “unauthorized buildings” in Tehran’s southwest, ISNA news agency says. Another news agency, Tasnim, says two of the officers were killed.
The overall “toll from the collapse” has reached five, spokesman for Tehran’s fire department, Jalal Maleki, tells Fars news agency.
According to ISNA, authorities had begun the demolition of one building when five others collapsed.
Rescue operations were underway to find others who may be trapped under the rubble, ISNA and Tasnim reported.
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