Two killed as roof caves in

Published February 27, 2003

PESHAWAR, Feb 26: Two Afghan kids were killed and three others injured when the roof of a mud house caved in at Pishtakhara Bala locality near here on Wednesday morning.

Police officials said that an Afghan refugee, Amanullah had been living in the locality since long. On Tuesday morning when Amanullah was at his house, all of a sudden the roof of his house collapsed.

As a result five-year-old Abid, son of Amanullah and six-month- old Noor Bibi, daughter of Sher Agha killed on the spot.

Amanullah and his two sons Javed and Ismail also received injuries, who were rushed to Lady Reading Hospital.

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