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Two Germans killed, four injured in Polish roof collapse BERLIN, Jan 29 (AFP) Jan 29, 2006 Two Germans were killed and four injured when the snow-laden roof of an exhibition hall collapsed in southern Poland, a spokeswoman for the German foreign ministry said on Sunday. She said the deceased were a 65-year-old man from the southern state of Bavaria and a 35-year-old woman. Another four Germans were injured when the roof of the fair hall in Chorzow, outside the city of Katowice, collapsed during a racing pigeon show on Saturday. Polish rescue officials said at midday on Sunday that the toll stood at 66 dead and 141 injured. They said at least six of those killed were foreigners, including Belgian, Czech and Slovakian nationals. All rights reserved. � 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse.
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