Chinese, Czech among Airport Casualties in France

World | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
Chinese, Czech among Airport Casualties in France A Paris airports (ADP) employee works near the collapsed footway of the new terminal 2E at Roissy airport, outside Paris. Photo by AFP.

Four people were killed in the structural collapse at a terminal at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport, the commander of rescue operations said early on Monday. Reportedly, a Chinese and a Czech passenger are among the casualties. Another three people, including nationals from Cote d'Ivoire and China, are lightly injured in the aftermath of Sunday's disaster. On Sunday, authorities said five and possibly six people were killed when several tones of concrete, metal bars and glass panelling came crashing down on an arrival and departure passageway at the main Paris airport's showcase Terminal 2E.

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