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July 19, 2010

Egyptian workers killed in building collapse in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt

A police official said seven people were killed and one person was injured when an uninhabited building collapsed in the Egyptian capital.

The official said the victims were labourers who used to sleep on the ground floor of the building after work. He also says that local authorities had ordered the building — located at populous el-Darb el-Ahmar neighbourhood — be razed because it was a danger to the public.

Shoddy materials, illegal construction and corruption are usually blamed for frequent building collapses in Egypt.

Associated Press

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