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14 die in Pakistan roof collapse

By IANS,

Islamabad : Fourteen people, including eight women and four children, were killed and 13 others were injured when a roof of a house collapsed in northwest Pakistan Tuesday, reports Xinhua.

The victims were offering a funeral prayer when the accident occurred in the Buner area of Swat, police said.

The injured were taken to hospital.

Hospital sources said some of the injured were in critical condition and the death toll might increase.

The cause of the accident was not immediately known.