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Fifth body recovered after building collapsed in southern Tehran

The spokesperson of the Tehran Fire Department says the fifth body, buried under the debris of a semi-finished and unauthorized building in the Iranian capital, has been discovered.

At least five people were killed and several others sustained injuries as a number of semi-finished buildings collapsed in southern Tehran on Sunday.

The body of two police forces had also earlier been discovered.

The incident occurred in the morning when the Tehran Municipality staff were supervising the demolishing of unsafe buildings in District 19.

The rescue teams are working to pull people from the rubble.

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