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Czech woman killed as historical building facade collapses
Oct 17, 2011, 11:22 GMT
Prague - A passer-by was killed Monday when the facade of an historical apartment building crumbled in the eastern Czech city of Olomouc, police reported.
The woman died at the scene of the accident, police said.
Rescue workers cordoned off the busy street in front of the building and evacuated nine people from inside.
The tramway's overhead electrical line was also torn down by falling debris.
Authorities were investigating the cause of the collapse. Olomouc is 250 kilometres east of the capital Prague.
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