Death toll reaches 36 in Iran's tower block collapse

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TEHERAN - The death toll has risen to 36 from a tower block that collapsed in southwestern Iran last week, sparking angry protests, state media reported Tuesday .

A large section of the 10-storey Metropol building that was under construction in a busy street in the city of Abadan crashed to the ground on May 23, resulting in one of the country's deadliest disasters in recent years.

A mourning service for the victims of the tragedy was held in Teheran on Tuesday, with dozens of people banging on traditional drums and hitting cymbals, local media reported. "Incompetent officials must be executed" was among the slogans chanted by protesters, Iran's Fars news agency reported.

 

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