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The roof of Terminal 2E at Paris Charles de Gaulle international airport collapsed, bringing wreckage down on cars below.

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Before Sunday's incident, the terminal was hailed as the latest in airport design.

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Cracks were heard ripping through the building just before its collapse.

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The building, opened just 11 months ago, was reduced to twists of steel and cracked glass.

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Teams with sniffer dogs were deployed as emergency services were put on red alert.

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Four people died and three were injured as the building came crashing down.

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Rescue workers picked carefully through the wreckage amid fears that victims were still trapped in the rubble.

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Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin visited the site. The government has ordered an immediate investigation into its cause.