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President Aliyev Arrives at Scene of Collapsed 16-storey Building in Baku

Politics Materials 29 August 2007 12:11 (UTC +04:00)
President Aliyev Arrives at Scene of Collapsed 16-storey Building in   Baku

Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend I.Alizade / The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aiyev arrived at the scene of the collapsed 16-storey building at the crossroads of Nakhchivani and Mukhtarov Streets in Baku.

A Trend correspondent reports from the scene of the incident that the President observed the rescue work.

On 28 August at around 5pm a building, which was being built by the company Mutafakkir, collapsed. Asgar Aliyev, head of the company, was arrested for contravening Article 222 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan (violation of the safety regulations during construction and site work).

Seven dead bodies were pulled from the ruins. The search continues.

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