Building collapses in Bahrain, injuring 20

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Police in Bahrain say some 20 people were injured when a building collapsed in the island kingdom.

The Interior Ministry said Tuesday that an “old building” collapsed in Salmaniya, a neighbourhood of Bahrain’s capital, Manama.

The two-story residential building reportedly housed foreign labourers.

Police said the injuries were “medium and serious,” without elaborating, and that 60 rescuers with firetrucks and ambulances responded.

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