Two worshippers killed in synagogue accident in West Bank

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More than 100 were injured when a tiered seating structure collapsed in a synagogue under construction

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Rescue workers transport an injured man to an ambulance outside a synagogue in Givat Zeev, in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. Picture: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS

The accident in Givat Zeev, just north of Jerusalem, raised more questions about safety measures at large ultra-Orthodox events, two weeks after 45 pilgrims were crushed to death in a stampede at the burial site of a Jewish sage in northern Israel. The event was held in a partially constructed synagogue. The local mayor and senior fire brigade and police officers said it had gone ahead despite the lack of a permit and official warnings that the building zone was unsafe.

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