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Iran Jails 21 over Deadly Building Collapse

Iran's judiciary said on Wednesday that 21 people including high-ranking local officials have been jailed after they were convicted over the deadly collapse of a building that triggered widespread anti-corruption protests. The 10-storey Metropol building that was under construction in the city of Abadan in southwestern Khuzestan province collapsed on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 31, 2022

Iran Media: Gunmen Kill Brother of Collapsed Tower’s Owner

A pair of gunmen opened machinegun fire on Saturday in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan, killing the brother of the owner of a tower that collapsed there earlier this year, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. The May 23 collapse at the Metropol Building, some 660 kilometers (410 miles)…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 23, 2022

Two young brothers killed in building collapse found hugging in rubble

The bodies of brothers Erfan and Arian Jalilian have been found hugging in the rubble of the Metropol building collapse in Iran. The ten-storey building collapse has so far caused 37 deaths

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2022

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Iran Building Collapse Kills 14 as Mayor and Others Detained

Rescuers dug through debris Tuesday of a building collapse in southwestern Iran that killed at least 14 people, fearful that many more could still be trapped beneath the rubble as authorities arrested the city's mayor in a widening probe of the disaster. The collapse Monday of an under-construction 10-story tower…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 25, 2022

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