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Thursday, 23 April, 1998, 12:13 GMT 13:13 UK
Seven killed in cinema collapse in Bangladesh

A cinema has collapsed during a storm in Bangladesh killing at least seven people.

Officials said about fifty people were at the theatre in the southerntown of Rangamti when strong winds hit the building.

At least thirty people are estimated to have been killed during three days of storms in Bangladesh.

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