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Police Say 24 People, Many of Them Children, Hurt in Finland Bridge Collapse
Barrier tape is fixed at the site of an accident in Espoo, Finland.
Photographer: Jussi Nukari/AFP/Getty Images
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HELSINKI (AP) — Two dozen people, many of them schoolchildren, were injured when a temporary pedestrian bridge collapsed in the southern Finnish city of Espoo on Thursday, police and media said.
Police said the bridge crossing a construction site in Espoo’s Tapiola region collapsed mid-morning. No one was killed, but 24 people were injured, 10 of them seriously. Espoo is a neighboring city of the capital, Helsinki.