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Building collapses in Bahrain, injuring 20
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Original Publication Date: October 9, 2018 4:29AM
Publication Updated: April 22, 2025 7:33AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Police in Bahrain say some 20 people were injured when a building collapsed in the island kingdom.
The Interior Ministry said Tuesday that an “old building” collapsed in Salmaniya, a neighbourhood of Bahrain’s capital, Manama.
The two-story residential building reportedly housed foreign labourers.
Police said the injuries were “medium and serious,” without elaborating, and that 60 rescuers with firetrucks and ambulances responded.
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