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#BREAKING India bridge collapse death toll rises to 120: police
#UPDATE "We have recovered 120 bodies so far. The toll is likely going to increase as the search operation continues," said P. Dekavadiya, head of police in the city of Morbi, where the incident occurred on Sunday.

The death toll from the collapse had previously stood at 75.
#UPDATE At least 132 people died in India when a colonial-era pedestrian bridge overloaded with religious revellers collapsed into the river below, police say

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#BREAKING Nine arrested in connection with deadly western India bridge collapse: police
#UPDATE Nine people were arrested on Monday in connection with the collapse of a pedestrian bridge in #Morbi, western India that killed at least 137 people, police said ▶️ u.afp.com/i5re

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