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64 people killed in market collapse: Russia Emergency Ministry

Other News Materials 25 February 2006 11:25 (UTC +04:00)

During the last day 6 more bodies have been pulled out from the heaps of the Basmanni market roof collapse in Moscow, the Emergency Ministry information department reported, according to Trend. Thus, the total number of the tragedy victims reached 64 people.

The heavy equipment operation has been suspended temporarily due to discovering the body of the dead and the need to take it out.

Seven bodies of the died people have not yet been identified, the Emergency Ministry said. 22 injured at the result of the roof collapse on Thursday remain in Moscow clinics, the ministry reports.

The market director has been detained the day before for interrogation and the blasting technical expert examination has been set, Gazeta.Ru reports.

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