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Four people were killed and three others were injured after a building housing a majority of Syrian citizens collapsed in Beirut late on Monday..
A building collapsed in a southern suburb of Beirut late Monday, killing four people and injuring three others as search operations continued for more people under the rubble, a paramedic official said...
Local officials said the building was not considered safe and the municipality had ordered the four-story building evacuated two years ago out of concerns its foundations were weak..
Most of the people living in the building are Syrian citizens, according to Raja Zreik of the Islamic Health Society that was taking part in rescue operations in the area..
A building collapsed in the same area earlier this month but no one was hurt as people were evacuated out of concerns it was not considered safe...
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