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Commonwealth Games Bridge Collapse - India

The footbridge was under construction near the Commonwealth Games main stadium when itcollapsed on Tuesday, September 21, seriously injuring up to 6 workers / AP

The footbridge, previously suspended by cables from a large steel arch, fell down as workerswere paving it, a witness told AFP. "I saw several people with bleeding arms and injuries on theirbodies being taken away,'' construction worker Zakir Hussein said / AFP

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A spokesman for Delhi police downplayed the incident. "There is no need to panic and thepictures on TV make it look much worse than it is," he said / AP

The overhead bridge was to connect a parking lot with the main stadium, which is to host theopening and closing ceremonies of the multi-billion-dollar Commonwealth Games / AFP

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Police say around 27 people, mainly construction workers, were injured in the accident. Up tosix labourers were seriously injured / AFP

The structure, a steel arch supporting an approximately 50m footbridge, fell down just outside

the main Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium which will host the opening ceremony and athletics whenthe showpiece event begins in October / AFP

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Workers clear debris before athletes start arriving in India. The games are scheduled to be heldfrom Oct. 3-14 / AP

Cranes remove debris of the collapsed bridge at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium on September21, 2010 in New Delhi, India / Getty Images

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Nitin Gokhale, security editor for Indian channel NDTV, told Sky News that the bridge couldhave been weakened by weeks of heavy rains in the area / AP

The bridge collapsed amidst bad weather in India. Residents near the river Yamuna in NewDelhi used boats to commute as water levels rose 1.33m above the danger mark. Heavymonsoon rains and landslides swept the hilly areas of northern India over the weekend, killing atleast 47 people / AP

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Indian security personnel and workers gather at the accident site. The Indian government hasblacklisted PNR Infrastructure, the company that was constructing the bridge, and ordered aninvestigation by a two-member committee, the Press Trust of India reports / AFP

Indian laborers pull a hand cart of cement sacks for construction work in New Delhi onSeptember 21. Alarming delays in completion of the athletes' village has prompted fresh fearsabout the viability of the Commonwealth Games. Building work for the Games, expected todraw 7000 athletes and officials, has been severely delayed and doubts had already beenraised about the quality of the construction / AP

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Indian security personnel and rescue workers stand beside the footbridge wreckage / AFP

Workers continue to dismantle the collapsed footbridge as night falls over Jawaharlal Stadium / AFP

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